CNW 4108's crew picks up train orders as the westbound local passes by Eau Claire tower just having left Altoona yard.

MILW 585 and F7A 68C leave Eau Claire detouring over CNW. The Milwaukee Road line was temporarily out of service, and this move forecast the future, as Milwaukee would permanently move to CNW trac... (more)

CNW 1281 one of two SW600s on the CNW (the other, 1280 also served Eau Claire) does some switching outside the Uniroyal tire factory at Eau Claire tower. The shot taken from the tower shows No. 12... (more)

A trip down memory lane, CNW train 483 rolls west with U30C 936 on the point, and two SD45s trailing (949 and an unknown No.), crossing the Soo-Milwaukee diamond at Eau Claire tower. CNW SW1 No 12... (more)

Heavy snowfall limits visability for the crew bringing empty sand hoppers up the Chippewa Falls Sub through Eau Claire to deliver to the Wisconsin Northern.

A local with traffic off the Wisconsin Northern in Chippewa Falls returns to the yard in Altoona with some colorful power including two unpatched SP engines and one of the two Salt Lake City Olymp... (more)

A manifest heads east through Eau Claire, WI past the former Uniroyal tire plant. The plant was once the largest employer in Eau Claire and had rail service from the CNW, Milwaukee Road, and Soo ... (more)

Winter just won't give up without a fight this year. A local heads west across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, WI in heavy snow.

A local based out of Altoona heads for the west side of Eau Claire with cars for the Menards distribution center. This bridge was opened in 1911 to replace a single track bridge barely visible in... (more)

Seven engines lead a long Proviso to South Saint Paul freight west across the swollen Chippewa River in Eau Claire WI. Two inches of fresh snow is coating the trees this morning, with more spring... (more)

Westboud local out of Altoona heads for cutoff at Yukon.

A trio of 90MACs bring The St Paul - Adams way freight into Altoona.

A colorful consist of BC Rail and former SP power leads an Altoona, WI to Mason City, IA train west across the Chippewa River.

MILW 579, one of four rebuilt Alco RSC2-Ms (576-579) waits for its crew at the west end of Milwaukee's small Eau Claire yard. The train will go on duty late afternoon and head down the branch line... (more)

CNW 876, an SD40 and CNW 954 an SD45 roll an eastbound grain train over the Chippewa River at Eau Claire, WI on the Twin Cities-Chicago mainline. The train will stop in nearby Altoona for a crew c... (more)