Back to back ethanol trains, both with rare leaders, graced the old Western & Atlantic RR. It felt like railfanning 20 years ago, when CSX trains were often powered by a crayon box of variety.

CSX power desk playing friendly with a CP SD70ACU between Buffalo and Selkirk, NY.

CP 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West into Byron.

A few years ago, this wouldn't have garnered as much attention as it did....but a morning eastbound run of the FRA train with a CP motor to boot across the FGAR? Now that's something.

After dropping its train on receiving track 12, the power of NS 177 (Chicago,IL-Chattanooga,TN) is now making the shove into the west thoroughfare to the fuel rack lead. A rare “snowbird” is m... (more)

CPKC giving their steam engine a shakedown run seen hear heading south on the Red Deer Sub.

Grain loads that were handed off from the Red River Valley & Western RR at Casselton soar west near Luverne on a perfect December Sunday.

CPKC 112 is lead by one of the elusive (at least for me) maroon SD-70ACU's as it approaches Lovekin East.

The daily St. Paul to Kansas City freight rounds the curve at Reno on the CPKC Marquette Sub. This is about the only place I saw north of Harpers where water was a problem. The CP dump rock thru h... (more)

CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West past historic Rondout Tower.

A 2nd 260 is rolling south on the Marquette Sub towards the next crew change at Marquette. The CPKC's specially painted unit for the Canadian Air Force and a CPKC AC4400 that is in DP mode on the ... (more)

A rail train is done dumping rail north of Kains siding on the Marquette Sub. Now begins 200 plans on what to do next! Amazing how no one really knew what needed to be done and how long that would... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

The 2023 CPKC Holiday Train dashes through the snow along the DeKalb County countryside on its way to one of its many show location stops at Byron, IL. Seen here passing some nicely picturesque re... (more)