The sun is setting through the unique glass of Milwaukee Road Skytop Lounge observation "Cedar Rapids" built in 1948 for the Twin Cities Hiawathas.
Four units lead a late Empire Builder under Lexington Pkwy just west of downtown St. Paul.
A westbound BNSF auto train passes through St. Paul as a snowstorm paints the trees in a scene like a Christmas card.
A late running Amtrak Empire Builder has a BNSF SD40-2 on the point, following the season's first snowfall. The train is descending Short Line Hill on CP's former Milwaukee Road main line.
The rising sun reveals a mixture of Alco, MLW and GE products at the MNNR's Cleveland Roundhouse. MNNR 56 is an SF30C.
Milwaukee Road Skytop Cedar Rapids and Super Dome 53 bring up the rear of Amtrak's Empire Builder passing the concourse of the old St. Paul Union Depot.
Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder streaks by the downtown St. Paul skyline.
TC&W's St. Paul Transfer passes the steamboat "American Queen" docked in downtown St. Paul as a set of UP lite power stands aside.
A set of UP lite power passes the steamboat "American Queen" docked in downtown St. Paul as the conductor snaps his own photo of the boat.
The 2816+261 doubleheader rolls east down the joint BNSF/CP main towards La Crosse, Wisconsin.
CP 2816 and Milwaukee 261 head past CP's ex-Milwaukee Road St. Paul Yard with a trip to La Crosse, Wis.
Coal loads for Weston, WI in the process of being delivered to CP for movement to the plant.
A nice pair of CSX units lead this priority merchandise train from CSX to Pasco, WA westbound into Northtown.
CP's priority intermodal train from Montreal, Canada cruises west past the home of the St. Paul Saints.