UP 3632 leads an empty coal train south on CP's line along the Mississippi River south of Reno, MN. The low trestle remains wooden, holding up a ballasted deck and heavy trains.

CP 8846 leads a train south near Reno, MN between La Crescent, MN and Marquette, IA on the former MILW St. Paul to Kansas City line. This route hugs the Mississippi River along much of its route, ... (more)

CN 2248 leads a manned helper set down Steelton Hill after helping a stack train make the climb from Steelton (Gary) on CN's mainline through the greater Duluth, MN area. The location is near the ... (more)

MWLX 62, former Nicolet Badger Northern NW2, rests in the woods along seldom used CN trackage (former Soo) in northeastern Wisconsin. The loco apparently has been for sale for a number of years an... (more)

MWLX 62, former Nicolet Badger Northern NW2, rests in the woods along seldom used CN trackage (former Soo) in northeastern Wisconsin. this view shows the engineer's view looking forward toward alo... (more)

UP 6903 rolls west with an empty coal train a few miles east of North Platte, NE along Hwy 30. It is a different experience traveling US30 alongside the real Union Pacific...

The local turn to Townsend, MT from Helena returns from Townsend, climbing Winston Hill near the top, powered by SD45 346 and a GP9.

BNSF 7640 leads an empty oil train east across the causeway that separates the Clark Fork from a frog pond in the foreground near Trout Creek, MT. The train is a Montana Rail Link train running fr... (more)

BN SW1 no. 93 prepares to lead a short local run from North La Crosse yard into downtown La Crosse to switch industries in the city. The switcher shows off an amazingly clean rendition of CB&Q's ... (more)

CP 5825 is rolls through a short tunnel in the Fraser Canyon northeast of Yale, BC as it winds its way from North Bend toward Coquitlam, BC with a freight train. By 1976 CP was starting to receive... (more)

CEFX 1022 leads a mine run on Lake Superior & Ishpeming through a cut at Eagle Mills Jct. on its way to Tilden Mine near Palmer, MI, several miles from Eagle Mills.

UP 1140 and its local briefly occupies a country crossing at 190th St. near Hammond, WI. Many of the crossings on this former CNW mainline in this area use standard cross bucks with stop signs or ... (more)

UP 1140 has its local rolling at track speed just east of Woodville, WI. The turn out of Altoona will work to Hudson, WI today with four cars to deliver before returning east to work its way back ... (more)

UP 5947 trundles down the CP mainline through Lansing, IA passing under the bridge over the Mississippi River to Wisconsin. The railroad's location makes it an "attractive nuisance" to r... (more)

CN 5246 and C40-8M no. 2420, both sporting their original zebra stripe schemes were paired up at Ladysmith, WI on a local that was parked in the small yard there. Nice to see, even if a bit worse ... (more)