Evil Alley- This struggling westbound noses back into the safety of daylight. Evil looking tree's loose their grip once again. Another train winning the battle up Stockton Hill.
With CP repainting SOO SD60s I was glad to find these two still in SOO paint.
CP 276 comes into Minnesota City and nears the end of its track warrant. They'll tie down in Goodview to wait for a new crew to take them east.
Canadian Pacific 9704 leads empty well cars up the River Sub through a snow storm just north of Minnesota City.
After a rail gang cleared up at Minnesota City, this westbound copied some track to proceed up Stockton Hill. Only a few more months remain for the slew of leasers of the CP, so get them while you... (more)
With a blue almost matching the clear skies overhead, DM&E 6360 strolls down the siding at Minnesota City with train #270 bound for Nahant, IA in tow.
Bearing down on their counterpart, #271 flies into Minnesota City East on the mainline behind an epic power set! Snoot nose IC&E 6439 leads Soo MP15AC 1543, and CP 5917 in some great evening light... (more)
Five days before I had photographed a pair of Soo SD60M's (6060/6059) on train #2-282, but I never could have imagined seeing another pair so soon! Soo 6061, 6062, and CP 8741 have train #283 movi... (more)
Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern 6101 heads out of Minnesota City west towards Stockton, MN.
Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern SD40-2 6213 races down the Canadian Pacific River Subdivision right into severe weather just north of Minnesota City.
Things are getting quite green, so its back to the barn shot! This time with a green and silver leaser leading #277 past the farm.
With no meet at Minnesota City, the hogger kicks his pair of Dash-2's up another notch as they race westward on train #271.
DM&E 6363 rolls along the same portion of track that its railroading career began. Once Milwaukee Road #201, it became the first motor to get the Milwaukee's Hiawatha paint scheme. After the Soo L... (more)
277s train is tied down waiting for a fresh crew before heading west on the old DM&E.