Spent the weekend in October fall colors. Traffic on Saturday was a little slow, but trains came in bunches on Sunday morning. I was surprised to see some of the older Dash 9s running around, incl... (more)

Portland, OR, to Chicago, IL, Z-train rolls along the Mississippi River near MP 282. The train just left La Crosse, WI, with a fresh crew aboard for the 300 miles trip to Chicago.