Back in the Milwaukee Road days, Montevideo was a crew change point between the Twin Cities and Aberdeen. The section was purchased by a new railroad in the early 90's, the Twin Cities & Wester... (more)

When Milwaukee road was in its heyday, their double track main though the western Minnesota prairies did encounter several river valleys on its way west. One such spot, known as Watson Sag still e... (more)

In the 30 minutes that the West End job went to Appleton light power, picked up 25 loads of grain, and left town, the county plow made several passes at the crossing and built up a nice plow ridge... (more)

Only a couple miles from home rails, RCP&E's MNAU train departs Tracy after lining the West Switch. While the influx of GW orange and yellow is a disappointment to some who favored the DM&E's b... (more)

A Saturday regular, the M-MNAU train out of Mankato, MN is back on home rails and is headed to Florence to tie down, but not before passing under highway 14 at Balaton, MN

An old Soo Line Rusell plow earns its keep this winter. Above average snow fall has necessitated yet another trip for this old beast. A trusty GP38-2 provides the power today as WDL-10 hits drift... (more)

WDL-10, a plow train from Thief River Falls to Glenwood continue their flange work just south of Vergas, near Heart Lake.

After a plethora of problems from changing leaders, to a dead FRED, to a stubborn headlight, the DILNTW holds its own through central Minnesota. Just west of Wadena, they fly past a westbound stac... (more)

The day after a snowstorm dumped 12 inches of snow in the area, the OTVR wayfreight finds a drift at one of the many farm crossings on the prairie. They'd shortly stop and set out their train of ... (more)

The day after a snowstorm dumped 12 inches of snow in the area, the OTVR wayfreight has finished their work and heads home toward Fergus Falls for the night, but not before clearing some plow ridg... (more)

The daily HUTR manifest cruises east into the morning sun at Arlington, SD. They'll stop to set out cars for the ethanol plant at Aurora and soybean plant Volga at the small yard at Aurora. They'... (more)

It's business as usual on this labor day for the crew of H89, the northbound wayfreight. They have plenty of power to move the 11 cars as they make their way through Alexandria. The severed spur t... (more)

After meeting a westbound west of here in Elkton, SD, the daily HUTR is now in Minnesota, and passing the beautiful Buffalo Ridge near Lake Benton.

After a set out in the siding west of town, the daily HUTR manifest throttles up and heads east to a meet at Elkton, SD.

Just before heading back east, the West Local poses in front of the ex-GN depot at Morris, MN. Once a stop for the mighty Empire Builder, the only passenger trains this station sees is the occasio... (more)