On it's way to turn at River Junction, 261 runs by a line of photographers at Dakota MN, with the Mississippi in the background. The smoke from the engine invelops the cars behind it.

Here the ICE's Marquette to Twin cities turn runs over the CP, just as the light swings around and begins to set.

The 261 is elevated slightly from us as it passes by at Minnesota City with a good steam and a nice clip going.

The 261 head's back up the river to St. Paul after wyeing and taking on water at River Junction

A CP and an NS run through engine lead a mixed CP frieght along the Mississippi river at Donehower siding.

A long mixed freight(High Priority Merchandise Train Pasco, WA-Conway PA NS) with lot's of power splits the signals Just North of Genoa WI. The Westbound Signal is still red from the last train th... (more)

A stack train(Tacoma Pierce – Bedford Park, Illinois) heads along the Mississippi river.

As the evening light fades, a UP-owned-WSOR-crewed Conveyor train runs over the Wisconsin River bridge at Merrimac WI. This is a rare convey or train, in which all the cars are connected by a long... (more)

As the evening light comes upon us, a UP-owned-WSOR-crewed Conveyor train runs over the Wisconsin River bridge at Merrimac WI. The second unit is 2979

After kicking the lumber car in the foreground down the spur and quickly throwing the switch, two SD20's burble ahead spewing the normal SD20 smoke, while the conductor rides the car down the sidi... (more)

2055 leads another SD20, 2052 into Reedsburg with bell ringing and horn screaming. This is one of the longest trains I've seen come to Reedsburg in a while(which gives you an idea of how much traf... (more)

Roaring Camp and Big tree's number 1 sits at the top of the mountain, among the Redwood forests preserved for riders of the line. Many of the trees are older than the locomotive by years!!

2053 wobbles it's way to a join with an empty car in about 50 feet. If it looks like the loco is leaning, it's because it is! There have been no new ties on this particular spur in a few years, an... (more)

3801 pulls away from a cut of cars, on it's way back to another switch to pick up a Covered hopper.

2053 is the WSOR's operation lifesaver unit, and it is shown here entering Reedsburg WI as the sun sets. The locomotive just finnished dropping off a car at a co-op about where the rear of the tra... (more)