DME 4006 leads an Eastbound through Homer on the CP River Sub.

Amtrak's Empire Builder #8 heads eastbound through Homer, MN.

CPCK's local from Winona skirts the west shores of the Mississippi River at Homer Siding as it heads south to LaCrosse.

Eastbound CP Twin Cities to La Crosse local H20 has just finished it's work in Winona and is heading for final terminal at La Crosse, WI

A pair of grimy Amtrak engines lead the Eastbound Empire Builder. The first car in the train is an FRA test car.

Westbound SOO Winona Switcher Homer

The yellow glow of the headlamps attempt to cut through the thick fog coating the Mississippi River valley. The steel rails guide the Canadian Pacific freight train towards Saint Paul along the ba... (more)

A pair of Canadian Pacific engines, 6255 and 5957 head East with a local freight.

A rag tag lashup of old locomotives leads westbound CP train H19 through the siding at Dresbach in low evening light looking like a model.

Relax among the tree-covered bluffs of the slow-moving Mississippi River in beautiful southern Minnesota. The family-oriented Pla-Mor Campground provides RV and tent camping, boating, and space to... (more)

With their three hour wait finally over, train #280 gets rolling eastward on the River behind 4 Dash-2's. Getting tossed in the Minnesota City siding around sunrise to hold for way freight #581 wo... (more)

Shooting Leaves and trains, The MILW 261 Fall Leaf special is 20 miles from La Crescent and wyeing the train.

The Friends of 261 fall colors trip holds the main at Homer for a meet with an eastbound freight and the Empire Builder.

Big Cash and the Trashman are in charge of CP train 580, as it slows for a meet with the Amtrak special at Homer. It's still possible to see "classic Soo" these days, but get your shots now!

Amtrak 156 - in heritage paint - was tapped to pull a special excursion for the Friends of 261 between Minneapolis and La Crescent, Minnesota. The unit was given a good bath before the trips. It... (more)