CN 3818 leads a stack train south at Rockmont, WI after leaving Pokegama Yard near Superior, WI, climbing the grade on former C&NW trackage that is now part of their mainline on the former Wiscons... (more)
a Southbound Grains Connect Canada unit train rolls south on the CN through the sag for the Amnicon River, kicking up it's own blizzard from the previous nights storm.
A rare visitor to the Twin Ports leads southbound Superior (Itasca) to Chicago (Proviso) manifest across the Amnicon River. UP trains utilize trackage rights over CN between Superior and central W... (more)
First E-Rail of the year struggles to regain 40 mph just south of Rockmont. This was basically a "free" shot, if you will. My other shots were planned and when I realized they were going slow enou... (more)
Only a few months old, this GEVO heads up the first Escanaba bound E-Rail of the year. Train is longer than in 2012, where you could see the DPU from this spot. Although when they first went by me... (more)
Engineer Ben Nygaard is qualifying on the WC trackage from Superior to Stevens Point and ironically, what does this Missabe based employee get? An ore train! Seen here thundering through "Dan's Di... (more)
LO-64 was headed up by three SD-45's and a Missabe SD-38 on this day. Near the top of the hill leaving Superior they cross the Amnicon river makeing for a nice sag in the mainline
I was dissapointed in the power until I noticed the WC 3000 as the trailing unit. Although the leader is ugly, it sounded good in the -10 degree air this morning.
A former C&NW SD40-2 heads south on former North Western rails across the Amnicon River south of Superior.
A short CN train on a 20 below morning
A trio of SD40-2's head up a 5 car train out of Superior
NS 9876 heads todays Itasca-Proviso train at Rockmont
an IC unit leads a Southbound freight out of Superior on the CN
Southbound Itasca-WI Rapids train crossing Amnicon River Bridge
Southbound M346 crossing Amnicon River Bridge