Just thirty miles east of here, I captured this train in full sunlight. Things have taken a dramatic turn as two SD40-2s lead a westbound through a heavy snow shower west of Paynesville.
Another dusting of snow and some overnight fog has left a bright white coating on the Minnesota landscape. An eastbound crude oil train running 1x1 with a DPU on the rear dusts off some of the fr... (more)
The red paint of one of CP's newer units looks good flying through Brooten during one of the most intense parts of this early December snow storm.
A GEVO and a leased AC4400CW aren't missing a beat as they battle the snow through Brooten with an eastbound manifest.
Happy Thanksgiving from snowy Brooten, Minnesota! The railroad isn't taking the day off as a westbound CP train rolls through town during a heavy snow shower.
An eastbound grain train blasts through Brooten on a foggy and misty fall morning.
Even a brief shower couldn't dampen the spirits of the railfans gathered for Verndale Rail 2012. Their commitment was rewarded with a rainbow at sunset as a westbound rolled through town.
Fog hangs in the valley as a DPU pushes a tank train across BNSF's large bridge.
As strong storms move out of the area, a westbound breaks into bright sunlight between Belgrade and Brooten.
After meeting a northbound at the siding in Merrill and receiving a new crew at the south edge of town, this grain train is underway again and back up to track speed as it rushes through the fog a... (more)
Fog hangs just above the Mississippi River and buildings of downtown Saint Paul as a Twin Cities and Western train heads for CP's Saint Paul Yard.
With thick fog hanging in the air, Floyd Valley Grain's two SD18s rest by the elevator in Hinton. Both of these units were originally built for the Southern as high-nosed SD24s.
The heaviest snowfall of the winter is tapering off as an eastbound charges down the CP mainline through Brooten.
A unit tank train behind a single GE appears out of the fog east of Hoffman.
An eastbound makes its way toward Hoffman for a meet on a foggy and frosty winter day. This is the same location as this spectacular ... (more)
