The forecast called for snow flurries. Well, we got snow flurries alright... five inches of snow flurries. The train on the left is the M-SUPMIN, the passing train is a Clay Boswell coal empty f... (more)
The CANADIAN is bagged by an American. I was absolutely shocked to see this train come rolling around the corner!
There are tracks in those weeds! A westbound train heads out of Portage la Prairie
A ballast train heading to the flooded SE Minnesota rolls through the big cut with a nice Green Giant on the point near Hawley. M... (more)
The end of a stack train streaks through downtown Little Falls on a chilly evening. The gates rise after protecting the grade crossing as a vintage street lamp illuminates the mural on a building... (more)
As summer wraps up for 2007, I ventured out for some railroad action on the BNSF Staples Sub. Seen here is a Midwest Energy Coal train with a nice looking leader as they make an appearance throug... (more)
Literally minutes after sun rise, this UP coal drag works hard to get their train up the grade after crossing over the Spine Line between Nevada and Colo. Another AC motor is on the rear working ... (more)
After two storms dumped 20 inches of snow across the northland, an arctic blast has put its grip across the region as this SD70ACe put in on the house track with a SD70MAC wait in the silence of t... (more)
The sun has just cleared the horizon and is still low enough to create a firely glow in the sky and light the sides of the rails as coal loads roll east through the fields of Iowa. The DPU unit i... (more)
The BNSF 9337 is tied down under the stars in the yard waiting for a crew to take them to Cohasset. The train would be a fun chase in the morning after the sun came up. Railroad: BNSF RailwayLocomotive: EMD SD70ACeLocation: Cass Lake, Minnesota, USALocomotive #: BNSF 9337Train ID: C-COBDKMPhoto Date: September 04, 2007