The good old days of 20th century railroading.

The low sun of January reflects off the UP executive power about to cross the Mississippi. This was still CNW property at this date.

UP OCS train heads east over the CNW about to duck under US 61.

Slowing to tie the train down on the siding, today's 493 has an all-Soo consist coming into Portage.

Conrail TV train eastbound passes the old NYC depot.

A hot Santa Fe eastbound nears the crossovers at Yost.

Thanks to a hot railfan tip, here's the consist of my day, 4 SD60s including one SD60M, a white Soo GP38-2 banger, and ex-Milw. bandit switcher to boot. Thanks Keats, I'll take it!

On a Friday afternoon CP runs a short 185 train--8 autoracks behind 1 toaster--westbound on main 2.

Santa Fe boxcars climb the 1.5% eastward out of Belen to Mountainair, seen here about to enter Abo. Velvia 50 scanned

Back to work on the day after Christmas, M3 backs into the yard at Madison after cutting away from it's train.

Santa Fe served the City of Santa Fe via an 18-mile branch off the main at Lamy.

With about 60 days left before becoming a fallen flag the Santa Fe 199 shooter squeals around Houlihan's Curve.

NW 1218 has a high green at Hammond for an eastward move over the old Nickel Plate at Hohman Ave. enroute to Ft. Wayne.

WSOR job M1 works the interchange track at Madison alongside a cut of pipes delivered by the CP for the Enbridge pipeline project in Wisconsin.

Coal loads pass the old Dri-Line depot on the riverfront in Davenport. The utility box raised on the pole at the left indicates we are standing below the Mississippi River floodplain. This area ... (more)