When I first saw this train I was rather distraught as for some reason the train we were supposed to be watching had taken the other line out of town. Once I realized we were hosed, I still couldn... (more)
DME 6370 leads ICE 6432 west on the CP River Sub.
An eastbound merchandise train is sitting over I-94 on the north side of Minneapolis, as it prepares to shove back into Humboldt as the crew doubles their train.
The CN SD60F, CN SD75I and a DM&IR SD40-3 pull 144 steaming loads and eight empties southbound down the Missabe Subdivision and a January afternoon with temps. near 30 degrees--above zero!
MNNR 1983 leads Job 17 across the Mississippi River with work to do in South Minneapolis just after sunrise on a crisp fall day.
With plenty of time before its first stop at Elbow Lake, the CP holiday train takes its time as it glides over a rather impressive (for this area) structure.
Burlington Northern Sante Fe and Canadian Pacific both get through most of Minneapolis by running above the roads most of the way crossing at a diagonal to the city blocks.
During the fall of 2001 the BNSF was performing a lube oil test using a trio of Santa Fe painted SD45's. The SD45's along with a Santa Fe test car were tucked in behind a trio of Oakway SD60's fo... (more)
A canoe drifts down the old Mississippi as a CP local crosses Bridge 15 on a mucky September morning in the Twin Cities.
A Northtown, MN to Lincoln, NE manifest train has just pulled out of the siding at Ihlen and now hammers down to track speed as they race towards Sioux City. The BNSF has begun to replace alot of ... (more)
SP 4449 highballs the Heartland.
Minnestota Southern ambles eastbound over a small trestle east of Rushmore. This is the road's entire roster: GP7U 1379 and GP9 1365. Today they are in charge of nine loaded ethanol tanks with o... (more)
Restored DSS&A 101 crosses Highway 61 on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. This bridge is slated to be replaced this winter.
DSS&A 101 crosses the Highway 61 bridge near Knife River, which will be demolished and replaced starting this fall. Note the faded DM&IR logos.
Great Northern 400 pulls a set of matched streamlined coaches over the French River bridge near Duluth, during Railfan Weekend 2009.
