A CP train heads east disguised as a Soo Line train on the former Milwaukee Road mainline at the border of Duplainville and Brookfield, WI on a beautiful, but icy winter day.
With 8 Soo 60's in the rebuilding program, it's my goal to get as many of the remaining ones as possible. On a great September afternoon, Soo 6029 and 6035 provide the pulling power on train #280.... (more)
Running at restricted speeds, 283 crawls up the main at Homer. Meanwhile train 170 is just entering the east end of the siding. Sure is great to see a pair of nice looking SD60's together.
After getting tipped off about this train, I was out the door and bound down river. It was only minutes after I got to this spot when the train came hauling around the curve. 283, with just under ... (more)
Now that the SD60s are back, they're becoming a more common sight in St. Paul. Here, 6029 is being prepared at the St. Paul service island for a trip east to Chicago.
Some of the SOO SD60's have returned to service after a few months in storage. Two lead a pair of GP39-2's out of Northtown back to Pigseye with the CP-BN transfer. Mean while the Minnesota Comm... (more)