"WhirlyBird" on the C&NW. Notice UP U50 43 behind CNW C628 6729 on this eastbound freight ready to depart CNW's East Minneapolis yard for Altoona and east. In late 1973 the CNW leased a han... (more)
Rock Island U25B 220 and GP40 4705 move a transfer train past Burlington Northern's Westminster Tower, seen at the top left. The transfer on former Great Northern rails is en route to Rock Island'... (more)
MILW 2044, MILW SD10 559 and MILW SD40-2 159 work at the west end of the MILW yard in Mason City before continuing west. Heavy snow and high winds hit the northern Iowa area the day before. Crews ... (more)
Recently renumbered MILW 525 brings gondolas loaded with scrap metal, bound for the North Star Steel, past Burlington Northern's Hoffman Avenue Tower. MILW had six 1953-built F-M H16-66s originall... (more)
CNW C628 6730 leading a SD40 and GP35 departs eastbound on a bitterly cold day from CNW's E. Mpls yard, passes Burlington Northern's St. Anthony Tower and is just about to pass under Raymond Ave. ... (more)