CN SD60 no. 5423 heads eastward toward Chippewa Falls after working a Colfax lumber facility and an ethanol plant at Boyceville, making for a relatively short day for its crew. It is about to cros... (more)

CN SD60 no. 5423 leads its local west toward Boyceville, WI at Wheeler. The turn out of Chippewa Falls will do some switching at the ethanol plant at Boyceville, then head back east to Chippewa Fa... (more)

CN 5428 rolls west near Wheeler, WI with its turn out of Chippewa Falls, WI. Today the train will work west to Boyceville to switch an ethanol plant, then return back to Chippewa Falls giving the ... (more)

The local turn west from Chippewa Falls switches the sand loading facility at Wheeler, WI with SD75I no. 5663. It is normal for this service to be handled by a single unit, typically set up long h... (more)

CN5663 heads west toward Wheeler, WI to switch a sand plant as part of its week day duties. Running long hood first, the image brings back memories of old CN Geeps which were set up this way. So f... (more)

Train L517 is climbing out of the gentle Hay River valley east of Colfax, WI. Cold subzero daytime temperatures have pushed back the schedule for train L517 on the CN Minneapolis Sub. Normally a n... (more)

Cold subzero daytime temperatures have pushed back the schedule for train L517 on the CN Minneapolis Sub. Normally a nocturnal trip, this day's run took place in nice winter afternoon sunlight. Th... (more)