A 633 ethanol train rolls out of Bensenville, behind a nice trio of SD40's. Third out is DME 6364, a "Sleepy eye" unit and former Milwaukee Road 203.
CWR train rolls south on the ex-DM&E near Norma, WI.
Spring is finally starting to take hold across the region as Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern engine 6086 leads an empty K-worm west on the controlled siding while it waits for Amtrak 283 to pass. Once... (more)
Ethanol empties with an ex QNS&L leader start the battle up Stockton Hill as the sun comes out. Not a single leaser was seen on this day!
Ethanol empties with an ex QNS&L leader attempt to outrun the thunderhead behind them as they slug through Utica, MN on Waseca Sub. Douglas Hildebrandt can be seen framing up a going away shot.
CP 450 rolls by the former D&H XO Tower. Historically this tower controlled the diamond where the B&M Main crossed the D&H Main at the east end of 2 large classification yards operated by each rai... (more)
CP 450 enters the Colonie Sub with 72 cars in tow from Saratoga to Kenwood Yard, Port of Albany, NY. Trailing units are SOO SD60m 6058 and ICE 6215, City of Liberty. The DME 6086 is the former Que... (more)
Saratoga to Kenwood Yard (Port of Albany) turn job crosses the frozen Erie Canal at Lock E-3 (behind the bridge) with 44 cars. Trailing units are SOO SD60m 6058 and ICE 6215. Two historic canal bo... (more)
K67627 rolls under the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central on its way to Curtis Bay, MD. A photo of this train a day earlier in Indiana by Larry Amaloo on RP.net can be seen Railroad: Dakota, Minnesota & EasternLocomotive: EMD SD40-3Location: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: DME 6086Train ID: CSXT K676Photo Date: October 28, 2010
My first trip down the "River" was greeted with an eastbound DM&E train led by a couple oldies.
The Regular Merchandise Train from St. Paul - Kansas City crosses a frozen Yellow River as they prepare to stop north of the Marquette Yard Limits.
A pure DM&E lash-up, consisting of four SD40-2's, lead by 6086, an ex-CP, slows to a stop at Nahant Yard.
Westbound DME freight, having just passed under I-90 at Wasta, rumbles past a decent prop in the form of an abandoned house.
Westbound DME freight, seen here approaching Wasta, SD. The Cheyenne River is evident to the south of the tracks
A westbound DME freight, led by a recently purchased former CP EMD, departs Wall for its slow journey to Rapid City, SD
