CP 8922 leads CP 281 West into the Dells.
KCS 4110 leads CP 281 past Morton Grove, over the North Branch of the Chicago River. This shot had always been on my bucket list, but I was never able to make it work up to this point.
CP 7012 leads CP 281 through Des Plaines, past a colorful variety of flowers.
A WB CP freight patiently waits in Muskego Yard for mainline traffic to clear before continuing its westward journey to Portage.
After a crew swap at KK, and a bit of nail biting wondering if we would get any sunlight, 281 crawls through the Milwaukee Intermodal Station with BNSF 9748 as a one-unit wonder on a 10K foot trai... (more)
CP SD60 6231 leads CP 281 west through Duplainville. Four other EMDs and one random GE trail, making for quite the consist for late 2020.
CP SD60 6231 leads CP 281 west through Milwaukee. Four other EMDs and one random GE trail, making for quite the consist for late 2020.
A trio of EMD’s & a Gevo lead the 281 out of Chicagoland for St. Paul.
CP heritage SD70ACU 7018 leads CP 281 east through Elmwood Park.
After narrowly missing the train at Columbus, we finally caught it at Portage after it stopped for a crew change and to allow the westbound Empire Builder to pass. This train also had UP 6310, ex-... (more)
CP 281 Maneuvers through the curves of Elmwood Park, with a former Southern Pacific AC44 in charge.
Little did I think that in 2020 i’d be shooting a SP patch searchlights but sure enough, here we are.
When this SP patch entered Bensenville, we all had joked about it leading 281 the next day, welp i’m sure by now you have guessed that our joke turned into reality. After an all backlit run up t... (more)
CP 8131 leads CP 281 west into the Dells.
CP 2255 leads CP 281 past a stopped CP 287 with heritage unit 7019 leading.