An empty Roseport hopper train filled out with manifest on the front, pulls into the siding at Rodell to meet ZCHEM. Finding a pair of ex. CNW SD40-2's on the line might get harder in the future ... (more)

Two miles from end of track warrant, ZCHEM passes a local farm just east of Altoona.

Late running mainly due to broken rails, Engineer Doney is doing his best to keep the train on schedule. The crew was good until 20:30 and was expecting to get into East Minneapolis around 20:15..... (more)

The conductor throws me a friendly wave as they make their way west at Ajax. A train-vehicle crash the night before has broken several bond wires causing red signals for both west and east bounde... (more)

Not exactly a great day for photos, but then again, it's not everyday a CNW unit is leading. CNW 8701 takes the "Vipper" eastbound at Rodell.

A rather rare combo of power for this area leads MVPPR out of Altoona with an SD60M, SD70ACe, and SD70M. Also dead in consist and barely visible is a LLPX GP38-2 and UP SD40-2.

UP's wide nosed Dash 8's have become more common on the Altoona Sub with the storage of some of the ex. CNW Dash 8's.

Known as the Medford Turn in the WC days, L571 heads south at Abbotsford with a short four car train.

Having just dropped off the conductor, L599 will pull ahead, cut off their Bradley and Prentice cars. Then they'll pull down to the Tomahawk Railways yard and drop off their set.

With the holiday day off, L599 was the first train north of Wausau after the storm and had to bust up several grade crossing drifts.

CN's hotshot Q118 pulls across the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point with orders to set out the third unit in the yard.

L599, usually an evening train, works its way north the morning after Christmas. The Valley Sub crosses Pier Street five times between Merrill and Irma. This would be the second one north of Mer... (more)

WC local LO12 pulls into Wausau Yard with tonnage from northern Wisconsin. This train was usually good for three sometimes four geeps at a time...or in this case an SDL. Also notice, shot was ta... (more)

LTS82A returns from its westbound journey with a short train consisting of empty bulkhead flats and empty hoppers. This train works west out of Altoona Monday-Wednesday-Friday and East as LTS82B ... (more)

Late running Z train heads west near Augusta. These trains have been running with NS power since mid summer.