The daily MVPPR starts to make track speed after its work at Altoona Yard.

The ELS Green Bay turn passes the CN GenCorp job on its way into Green Bay. The crews exchange pleasantries in the passing.

With the years first real snowfall, the switch lock has froze up. Here the engineer tries his hand at getting it thawed.

A late day L534 heads to Neenah with 12 cars from Green Bay. Nice surprise on the leader.

A freshly painted former Union Pacific loco waits patiently, just arriving from Michigan. Work crews have to clear up before Green Bay Yard will take this train. Lucky catch today!

The head end of MPRSS has crested the Knapp Hill. It will mostly be down hill from here into the St. Croix River valley and into Minnesota.

On a beautiful afternoon, the MPRSS starts its assent up the Knapp Hill. He is rolling again after swapping power with an empty potash a few miles back. Sounded as though there may have been the f... (more)

The DePere local drew a SW1500 for power today. Departing Green Bay Yard with today's work, a welding crew sets up to work on a switch.

Yep, its winter in Wisconsin.

Train M346 starts its accent up Byron Hill. Having a clean CN leader is often times a rare find. Looks good in the afternoon fall sun.

The 8640 throttles up as the second train of three to pass in 30 minutes. They have to get out of the way with Amtrak 7 already in Milwaukee, hot on on their heals.

The first of three west bounds stacked up waiting to head into the sunset. An equipment problem with the eastbound 198 allowed things to get backed up. No complaints with 3 trains in 30 minutes.

The Wisconsin & Southern business train holds the main at East Brandon while the Oshkosh turn finishes up its work in Brandon. The Oshkosh train will eventually shove back into the wye to let the ... (more)

The trees are just starting to show signs of fall, as the 3810 makes its way back towards Horicon with today's work.

After chasing this guy across the country side, I was able to finally get ahead of him. With only moments to spare this is what I was able to get. Shortly thereafter the clouds moved in and ended ... (more)