Coal trains along the Aurora Sub have been few and far between over the years. Reroutes and detours have been about it, and the occasional Burns Harbor train from Canada. Coal isn't something that... (more)
Westbound stack train #7 blast thru Lynxville on the BN Aurora Sub. The red number boards on the 5098 designates that unit was upgraded to either 3300 or 3600 horses by BN in the early 90's. BN di... (more)
A Chicago and North Western coal train rumbles west at Pewaukee, Wisconsin in a January 22, 1995 snowstorm. This train is on the Soo Line (former Milwaukee Road) main line and the heavy train stal... (more)
Busy Yard, Sometimes That Is: La Crosse is one of those places on the CP where there either isn't much going on, or everything happens at once. Today, just before sunset, 471 has made their... (more)
Soo Lines U30C's languish in the Fond Du Lac yard in June of 1983. They were stored in late 1981 and never turned another wheel in service. They were retired in 1983 and 1984 and traded to EMD for... (more)