Loaded ballast train 3GPS waits its turn to depart St. Paul after changing crews at the RIPs. Meanwhile, a BNSF tie train sits tied down in the Bluff Yard, and a CP top end job with an SD40-3 is b... (more)
The Northfield passes through Farmington with a recently overhauled SD40-2 in the lead. This job's purpose is to interchange with the PGR at Rosemount and Northfield.
YSPMP departs South St. Paul with cars for East Minneapolis. 40 bare tables destined for the East Minneapolis intermodal facility fill out the head end of the train.
The UP-BN delivery creeps up to a red signal at Union Jct where they will meet an eastbound stack train. They waited 4 hours for the BN to take them out of South St. Paul due to Northtown congesti... (more)