Late in the evening, an H1 Dash 9 leads a Q train 1x1 style, in some nice golden light.

A nice power set leads the Dilworth Yard - Northtown manifest through Sartell during the evening hours of June 14th.

A trio of veteran EMDs lead the DILNTW manifest through Sartell eastbound to Minneapolis on the first weekend of spring. The prime movers were really screaming as they went by us.

A mixed power set leads an oil train east, included in the consist is NS heritage #8114.

A trio of elephant-style GEs lead an intermodal east through Sartell.

Amtrak's Empire Builder is running nearly 6 hours late due to a derailment at Williston ND a couple of days earlier. In just a few miles, the crew will change at the St. Cloud depot.

The Empire Builder is running about 6 hours behind as it flies through central Minnesota behind a BNSF leader. I knew something wasn't right when I heard the whistle in the distance.

Running 10 hours behind schedule (it did leave Seattle 6 hours late), the Empire Builder is flying through the central Minnesota snow on a chilly Christmas Eve.

An eastbound zipper flies through a tunnel of steam created by the giant Verso Paper Mill, which sits on the shorts of the Mississippi River in downtown Sartell, MN.

You can almost smell the paint as this brand new GEVO rushes a Z-train past some quickly fading fall colors.

Priority merchandise from Pasco, WA heads east through the large Verso paper mill on the Mississippi River in Sartell.

Double stacks from Tacoma, WA to St. Paul, MN head east under a new overpass in downtown Sartell.

The old BN logo has almost faded away on this recently renumbered coal hauling veteran.

Coal loads for Alma, WI cruise east on a perfect fall evening.

A high priority intermodal train from Portland, OR to Chicago, IL rounds the corner just west of the paper mill.