Train #637 is even celebrating independence with the right leader!
After meeting two at Medary, an all ford #281 pulls thru La Crosse behind a perfect lash-up.
With 8 Soo 60's in the rebuilding program, it's my goal to get as many of the remaining ones as possible. On a great September afternoon, Soo 6029 and 6035 provide the pulling power on train #280.... (more)
Crawling out of the shadows casted by the tiny town of Utica, HLCX 8089 leads train #277 west on the Weseca Sub under some epic storm lighting!
With the conductor copying more track from DM&E Operations, train #277 screams thru downtown Eyota behind a very awesome 50/50 lash-up.
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)
Train #270 slowly pulls down the siding towards the signal at River Junction Proper. With their counterpart waiting for traffic to clear before it enters the mainline, it will still be a few minut... (more)
Starting his career on the IMRL, this friendly engineer now does his railroading on the BNSF Railway.
With a lack of crews out on the BNSF, trains seem to be going dead everywhere. H-NTWGAL, with a relief crew on board, is moments from departing the lock and damn after spending two hours waiting o... (more)
One of the first orders of the day is switching the Malt Co.
My girlfriend exchanges waves with the engineer on train #277, as it grind up Stockton Hill.
A blue and yellow trio rumbles up river, as a barge slowly floats its way south.
Three sets of dynamics are howling as the 0500 loads twist down the hill into Silver Bay.
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)
