I&M Rail Link 123 at New Ulm, MN.

I&M Rail Link SD9 #610 local grain mill power in Creston, IA.

Two former Soo Line GP9's are living out their days loading grain trains at the large elevator in downtown New Ulm, Minnesota, seen parked on a nice afternoon in September 2017. They've outlasted ... (more)

There is often a wide variety of other railroads' power in the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard. On this day, there was power from Chicago & North Western, Cotton Belt, Denver & Rio Grande... (more)

Taking the day off at the CO-OP, the former SP motor sits tied down and secure in Lexington.

I&M Rail Link GP9's 124 and 123 rest in front of the defunct Eagle Roller Mill Company power plant in downtown New Ulm MN.

Sitting in Canadian Pacific’s Bensenville Yard are two I&M Rail Link (IMRL) SD45s. The I&M Rail Link, owned by the Washington Companies, operated 1,385 miles of trackage in the states of Illino... (more)

A pair of ex Soo Line GP9 high hoods, patched for the I&M Rail Link sleep away in New Ulm MN, a couple blocks away from the mainline

A pair of ex Soo Line GP9 high hoods, patched for the I&M Rail Link sleep away in New Ulm MN, a couple blocks away from the mainline

I&M Rail Link former SOO Line GP9s 123 and 124 sit under the night sky at the New Ulm Co-op. A hidden gem of southcentral Minnesota.

Two former Soo Line/IMRL GP9's sit beside what's left of the Hanska Coop elevator in New Ulm, MN. I wouldn't have guessed that these EMD products from the mid-1950's would outlast the iconic bins,... (more)

Working the DeBruce Grain elevator in Lexington, Nebraska, is Illinois & Missouri Rail Link SD9 612. IMLR is no more, having been replaced by Iowa Chicago & Eastern, so the actual owner of this e... (more)

The Marquette to Mason City local is at the bottom of the 1st grade west of New Hampton on the IMRL 4th Sub. The train is about 40 miles from the destination at Mason City. The IMRL has a 3 "... (more)

An eastbound Mason City to Marquette freight sits in the siding at New Hampton waiting on a meet back in 2002. Engineer Amundson and Assistant Engineer Galkin talk over whatever as they wait. The ... (more)

An eastbound bound for Chicago is about to cross the BNSF Aurora Sub at Savanna. The IMRL's only F45 leads the train. These train would runs from the yard at Nahant in Davenport to the BRC Clearin... (more)