One last call for the 6400s. A few days after this image was taken the ICE 6400s were transferred over to the RCPE. This nice set didn't run up the hill and daylight, so this shot was my last capt... (more)

STLH 5651 and CP 5926, both units classified as EMD SD40-2's wait for orders in Canadian Pacific's Bensenville Yard during the dark hour.

Three SD40-2s bring the wayfreight off of the siding in Brooten to head toward Glenwood. They'll pull forward, clear the switch, then back up to pick up the conductor before departing. I'm stand... (more)

Eleven 40-ft. CP box cars were modified for ice breaker service and ballasted to weigh 66-tons.

570 nears the abandoned town of Powell South Dakota at the blistering pace of 10 miles per hours.

An extra section of 470 carrying a UP feeder train is tearing it up across western Minnesota as it disturbs the quiet town of Sleepy Eye.

From the extreme west end of the DME, to the extreme east end, I covered it all in two days. If you are wondering, yes, the bluff is as steep as it looks. B27 doubles the hill with an SD40-2, an S... (more)

CP 492 (a 4-6-0 built by CP in 1914, class D4g) is one of many steamers preserved at Exporail. For more train photos, check out http://www.railpictures.net/photos/mtlwestrailfan/

H-20 hustles out of Minnesota City towards Goodview, where it will set out cars bound for the DM&E lines.

As the local water ski club practices, in preparation for their Memorial Day weekend show, CP 8796 and 8839 lead an eastbound along the edges of Pewaukee Lake.

What a way to end a great day of rail fanning. A pair of Candy Apples, a bridge, some cows, and clear skies. It doesn't get much better than this!

I woke up at 2:00 am expecting another train, but instead I got this...you will not see me complaining at all! A late running 182 does it's thing making good time on the hill east of Wyocena.

Lansing Iowa; a small quaint river town with a railroad running right through the middle of it. This once thriving town is now clinging for life on the tourist and boating industry on the Mississi... (more)

Consist includes SOO 6049, DME 6097, ICE 6217, CP 6045, CP 8275, and DME 6069.