CPKC manifest 249 makes its way west along the River Sub on this fine evening, with a CSX MAC on point.
The Pepsi Can P42 brings the Borealis west on the River Sub on a nice sunny afternoon. Now that we're nearing autumn, the light is optimal for the time this train passes through here.
It was a hot and muggy evening to climb the nearly 400 feet to the top of the Mississippi River bluffs at Maple Springs, but the view and a few minutes of serenity made it worthwhile. An SD70ACe i... (more)
CPKC 40B races east through Maple Springs and past a crowd of 40-50 people during the St. Paul to Portage leg of the Final Spike Tour.
KCS 4585 leads a CPKC freight west along the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, MN, headed for St. Paul. The Wisconsin shoreline and bluffs are in the background. Maple Springs is between Read's ... (more)
CPKC I70, the Wabasha Patrol, snakes along the Mississippi River with an overhauled SD40-2 and 52 grain loads for Red Wing.
CP 8806 leads a eastbound freight train past Maple Springs just after the Empire Builder. Photo taken from a canoe.
The westbound Empire Builder soaks in the last rays of sunlight along the shores of Lake Pepin at Maple Springs. Soon a timetable change will set back the departure from Chicago making the train ... (more)
CP H20 is wasting no time in their effort to make La Crosse on their hours of service.
Amtrak's Empire Builder passengers enjoy the colorful foliage along the Mississippi River Valley as train 8 heads east near Maple Springs, MN along the shore of Lake Pepin. Sunny weather gave way ... (more)
Herzog Ballast loads westbound along the Mississippi River.