This engine rarely is seen outside of the engine shed at Fort McCoy. It is on display a day early for the annual open house.
DME train 170 slowly heads south from LaCrescent towards Marquette, IA. The crew will tie the train down at the Kains siding and cab back to Marquette. A relief crew showed up an hour later, as ... (more)
Classic SOO power idles in the La Crosse Yard awaiting the next assignment.
Climbing the Stockton Hill on a beautiful spring evening.
After the DM&E received the train from the CP (train 487) in Goodview, MN, the crew heads southwest through the Stockton Valley.
A nice mix of power leads the Northtown - Galesburg Manifest Train on a beautiful spring evening.
During the spring and summer, good nose light is hard to find for the early morning run from LaCrescent, MN - Marquette, IA. The train is about to pass through the quiet town of Harper's Ferry, I... (more)
Although any EMD is a nice catch these days, I would have preferred the reverse order for this train!
A late-running 171 heads north on the CP along the Mississippi River.
Local railfans look on as anoher Z-train pulls from the BNSF North La Crosse Yard.
Precious, the hot St. Paul - Chicago Z-train, heads through the swamp on its journey east out of La Crosse.
Early morning light and EMD power. It doesn't get much better than this! (Ok, two blue and yellow engines would have been better!)
Empty unit ethanol train heading north along the Mississippi River at Dakota, MN.
Empty unit ethanol train heading north along the Mississippi River at Homer, MN.
Classic CP power idling in the River Junction Yard on a beautiful Sunday morning.
