At 07:57 the previous nights crew (21:30) on the Proctor Road Switch rumbles into Duluth with the last active DMIR SD38-2 on the point! What a way to start the day.

A rainbow lash-up heads a 99 car train up to Stockton as it grinds out of the Mississippi Valley.

6 SD40-2's head a rather short 487 for the DM&E connection at Tower CK. With CP units and leasers all over the DM&E lines, you can sure see some pretty colorful lash-ups.

DM&E 6365 is surrounded by an ocean of green as it climbs up the 1.8% grade of Stockton Hill. It will be an easy climb today with 5 motors, and only 46 cars.

The last IC&E locomotive in ex IMRL colors, is in charge of eastbound train 290 on Friday afternoon. The SD40-2's are working hard as they get 290 rolling out of Minnesota City. 6102 sure is in ro... (more)

I recently came across several old family photos of a Soo Line wreck that occurred back on September 6, 1922. It appears that Soo Line #2701 ran right into the rear of Soo #2115, totaling it and t... (more)

I stumbled across several old family photos and discovered that one of my relatives had photographed a Soo Line train wreck that occurred in Stevens Point, WI back on december 30, 1916.

Conductor Chris sticks his head out of the cab of CP 6038 heading a 581 through Winona.

Heading right towards the setting sun, a pair of nice matched candy apple Soo SD60's head a monster 281 "Ford Train" for St Paul. Sure was a nice break between studying for finals!

A BNSF "fakebonnet" heads stack towards single track at Winona Junction early on a Sunday morning.

Soo 6034 and Soo 6044 find a patch of sun as they guide loaded tanker train 668 down river.

After a full day of dreary weather, the sun breaks out just in time for some shots of 637/487 departing MC Junction. Some awesome looking skies loom over the 5-pack of SD40-2's leading the combine... (more)

IC&E 6412, a red bomber, and 2 grey CITX motors are on the point on 486-28 getting ready to make a set-out. Meanwhile if you look over the top of train, you can see a second 486 in the distance.

When I went out to catch Amtrak 7, I got word of 2 west bounds running ahead of it. First one sure was a nice surprise with a 5800 series SD40-2, and Soo SD60. Check out that number board on the 5... (more)

CSXT 8517 and HLCX 5989 hit a pocket of sunlight as the swing through the S-curve at Dakota. Timing sure was on my side today!