In a view is from an impressive overlook in Grandad Bluff Park, Burlington Northern “Expediter” intermodal train 42 rolls past—actually through part of—the Forest Hills Public Golf Course ... (more)

Eureka & Palisade 4-4-0 "Eureka" and Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming 2-6-0 "Glenbrook," both built by Baldwin in 1875, are double-headed westbound with a short freight train ar... (more)

Charleston & Western Carolina F7 No. 901 does some freight duties during car clean up at the end of operations for short line Wisconsin Western in 1985. In late March, the unit retrieved cars off ... (more)

Powered by a nice pair of EMD GP30s—Nos. 716 and 703—Soo Line train 11 rumbles through Lomira, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of July 26, 1987.

It’s almost sunset on April 13, 1997, as Canadian National train 349 detours on Chicago & North Western’s Adams line, passing under the venerable coaling tower at Clyman Junction, Wisconsin, o... (more)

December in Wisconsin
The skies are leaden and scenery umber, with many shades between, fading to the horizon. A skiff of snow over harvested fields brightens the scene, but chilly wind... (more)

On September 28, 2021, Columbia Basin Railroad’s Connell turn approaches Bruce, Washington, powered by a pair of EMD SD9s. The day before, we chased St. Maries River Railroad’s GP9s on their t... (more)

Soo Line train 203, an auto parts train to the Twin cities, is westbound at Duplainville, Wisconsin, led by Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 174, on April 12, 1987.

On its very first run, brand new Chicago & North Western GE C44-9W No. 8603 is paired up with vintage C&NW GP7 No. 4323 switching a train of coal empties on the spur into Sheboygan Power Plant at ... (more)

Doing the Crater curl
On the morning of July 31, 1996, a Southern Pacific coal train climbs through the Crater Loops at Crater, Colorado, on the former Rio Grande Craig Branch. Five Gen... (more)

Wig wag quartet
Wisconsin Central’s ANPRA train heads southbound out of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on July 20, 1996. The Proviso-bound train is traveling on WC’s Fox Valley & Western, ... (more)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner crosses the Fox River at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1993. This classy Zephyr from the Illino... (more)

Shoving up the hill
A quartet of Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2s work their guts out, pushing hard on a heavy unit coal train climbing the big horseshoe curve below Belmont on Nebraska�... (more)

A low angle on Wisconsin Central train 50 curving through Rugby, Wisconsin, on a sunny April 14, 1997—powered by a pair of EMD cowls—F45 No. 6656 and FP45 No. 6652.

Canadian Pacific train 580 passes the abandoned elevated signal tower at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on the morning of May 12, 1996. The tower at one time controlled nearby grade crossing signals and g... (more)