Built in 1903, the Wells railroad museum, which is now just a tourist attraction served as a station and depot for the Milwaukee road for nearly 80 years. The days of passenger trains and the Milw... (more)
The B48 crew on train 572, the Wells, MN, to Mason City, IA, local freight, takes off to start their day on this foggy morning. Here they past the old railroad depot the city is trying to restore ... (more)
In the midst of a heavy band of snow caused by winter storm Draco, a pair of blue and yellows shuffle cars around Wells MN. With inclement weather and a set out at Alden MN, this job, which normal... (more)
The IC&E Wells job waits for it's daily 8 AM crew at Wells MN behind a single SD40-2 once used on the Milwaukee.
A former Milwaukee SD40-2 leads the IC&E Wells job longhood over a former Milwaukee trestle on former Milwaukee trackage on a fine summer morning.
DME's Jordan Spreader comes through a cloud of snow after clearing a drift near Wells, MN.
The builders plate of IC&E Russell Plow 100251 indicates a hard life of battling midwestern winters for the Soo Line, I&MRL, IC&E, and now CPR.
Tools of snow removal, A wedge and a Russell plow. WOW the work train is holding for new paper work to be faxed to the wells office giving us a chances to get some shots.
This chase of an IC&E Russell Plow on the Jackson Sub was every bit as good as the symbol assigned to it - WOW-29, short for Work train OWatonna Sub. This train began on the Owatonna sub out of Ma... (more)
The Wells day job begins their day by heading back to their train. They will grab 10 Cornplus tanks and 25 KCS empties for Welcome, MN and head west to make a Jackson Turn. The Wells depot still s... (more)
The Wells daylight job begins their day as they blast out of town heading towards Austin, MN. The old Wells depot has been replaced but a new depot across the street for the crews and MofW. The ci... (more)
The plow train pauses at Wells for orders. Unit 6369 was built as CMStP&P 208, and probably ran on this line in Milwaukee Road days.
The plow train stopped in Wells for Union Pacific orders.
