BNSF SD40-2's pose with UP SD40N's in Minneapolis.

UP 8002 alongside the frozen Mississippi River with airplane and bald eagle flying above.

UP 6652 passes through the UP yard in South St. Paul.

CN 3852 leads the transfer job back to New Brighton as it passes an old SOO plow at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis.

The Goodyear Blimp hovers in the sky 8 miles away for the 3M Open golf tournament while the crew of MNNR 58 prepare their train for departure back to Midway.

CN 3852 and 2896 head south through Northtown Yard after dropping cars off.

UP 1878 leads the transfer job to Northtown Yard.

CN 2896 unloads cars at the yard while CN 5234 is parked in the background. Its odd to see two CN trains at the same time here in New Brighton. The Minnesota Commercial is hiding in the photo an... (more)

The enormous 246ft long Goodyear blimp flies above CN and MNNR power in the yard. That's actually not true. The blimp is circling the 3M Open in Blaine which is 8 miles away from this spot in New ... (more)

The CN transfer picked up two more engines at Northtown Yard and KCS 4051 will lead the trip eastbound. The train is cleared to leave just before the sun sets.

The CN transfer picked up two more engines at Northtown Yard and KCS 4051 will lead the trip eastbound. The train is cleared to leave just before the sun sets.

CN 5450 winds along the east side of Northtown Yard

The crew is done dropping cars at New Brighton and reconnects to the cars headed for Northtown Yard. This BN hopper was in the middle of the eastbound consist and now left here on the siding. It... (more)

This BN hopper may explain the more complicated car shuffle for the transfer job today. It was in the middle of the train and not destined for either New Brighton or Northtown. The car was left ... (more)

Seeing CN power at the north end of the yard is unusual since the transfer typically backs cars off the main using the wye into the yard.