Due to crew members marking off to attend the funeral of two of their brothers, the DM&E ran empty and loaded ethanol trains across the CP in Wisconsin vs. their normal Northern Illinois routing. ... (more)

171 running north along the Mississippi River at Lansing on its journey to St. Paul, MN.

After making a pick-up in the Marquette Yard, 171 is backing towards the rest of its train south of McGregor, IA about a mile south. Shortly they will come back north and begin their journey towa... (more)

Daily high-priority train from CSX Transportation to Pasco, WA nears Grand Crossing. I used to look forward to summer and this photo location to chronicle the various EMD locomotives still in ser... (more)

Crossing the Mississippi River from East Dubuque, IL to Dubuque, IA I looked down towards Wood (CN - DME crossing) and saw this string of locomotives waiting for approval to head north to Dubuque ... (more)

A strange visitor to Iowa leads a loaded ethanol train past the Beth siding. Definitely different scenery than the beautiful photos of this unit in Canada by Tim Stevens. Thanks to Richard Marsh... (more)

CP Train 486 disrupts the morning quiet in West Salem after making a pick-up in La Crosse, WI.

DM&E Train 170 rolls past the fog and the farmer's equipment on a beautiful June morning.

DM&E Train 171 rolls north through Brownsville, MN. Once summer ends, good light on this northbound train ends as well.

The second of two X-trains with foreign power rolls north along the Mississippi River towards La Crosse, WI.

Get 'em while their clean for they will never look this good again!

A rare evening appearence for 171 on the CP River Subdivision.

170 is about to enter New Albin, IA and is crossing the Iowa/Minnesota border.

Four new GEs lead the hot Z-train south through La Crosse. GEs now rule this stretch of railroad and EMDs are few and far between.

Train 171 enters LaCrescent and CP trackage. This location is now referred to as "Bluff" versus M.P. 159 for track warrants.