Not sure if C&NW was practicing to become Norfolk Southern, but the business end of their SD45s look pretty impressive, even if the crew had to wrench their necks running this transfer at St. Paul... (more)

CNW 947 and mate 947 sit near the sand tower at Western Avenue yard in St. Paul, MN. This location is one of approximately 13 yards around the Twin Cities that CNW once operated due to its acquisi... (more)

MILW 548, one of only six H166-66 FMs acquired by the railroad catches some glint at St. Paul, MN. It seemed there was always one or two of these hanging around Pigs Eye for switching and transfer... (more)

I counted 18 locomotives.

Not a bad location for the University of Minnesota to put a commuter bus overpass.

The Empire Builder has cleared the switch at Division St and throttles up to track speed.

A hot Portland to Chicago intermodal drops down Midway Subdivision #2 after working BNSF St Paul Intermodal, while CP 581-341 rolls through the tunnel on St Paul Sub #1 with crude empties returnin... (more)

Helpers in the Twin Cities? UP helper HSSRP 05 with a recently re-activated SD60M/SD60 combo, shove petroleum coke train ORPIK 04 out of the Mississippi River onto the UP Adams Line. The helpers... (more)

A two hour late #8 Empire Builder drops down Shortline Hill and will shortly make it's Twin Cities stop at St Paul Union Depot.

It may look like a race, but it's really the turtle vs. the sloth. Both Upper River Services LLC's Itasca and Union Pacific's YSP80 03 are making less than 10 mph through Dayton's Bluff.

A Blue Island, IL/IHB to Minot, ND auto rack train rolls past the 'cutoff' at Union Junction.

Looking pretty close to when it was delivered to the GB&W in 1965, 313 has kept the same number and had only two owners during it's 53 year life. 313 has been frequenting the Hugo Job, which was ... (more)