Catching one Soo SD60M is rare, but two on one train?! Just before 09:00, train 2-282 is back on the move at Bangor after going dead in the siding at 00:15. Thankfully the thick fog coating the ar... (more)

This train headed east through La Crosse too early for good light, so I headed east to Ft. McCoy for a photo. Unfortunately the railroad had other plans, as the crew tied the train down in the Ba... (more)

Loaded Unit Coal Train to the Columbia Power Plant near Portage, WI climbs the hill into Rockland, WI.

Empty Unit Coal train from the Weston Power Plant heads back west on the CP with a brand new set of FURX hoppers.

Empty Unit Coal Train from Columbia Power Plant near Portage, WI makes its way west towards La Crosse, WI. How can the door be so clean when the rest of the engine is so dirty?

Loaded Unit Grain Train from Moose Jaw/Winnipeg - Chicago, IL heads towards Sparta, WI and a double-track meet with a wesbound.

A nice wave from the Conductor as the Time-Sensitive Manifest Train from Chicago - Winnipeg goes rolling by. (Canon EOS20D, 400mm f/5.6L USM)

Time-sensitive Merchandise Train from St. Paul, MN - Bensenville, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Amtrak #8 climbs the hill towards Rockland after passing CP 199 sitting in the siding at Bangor. (Canon EOS20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)

Time-Sensitive Train from St. Paul, MN - NS Calumet. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

An empty Potash train idles in the siding without a crew as the 586 local is about to pass by. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Roadswitcher (local) from La Crosse, WI - Portage, WI. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Time-sensitive Merchandise Train from St. Paul, MN - BRC. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Loaded Unit Coal Train to IHB Blue Island. (Canon EOS 20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)