After Santa's first appearance of the day, the Otter Tail Valley Railroad crew awaits their departure from Barnesville, MN. Besides this show, they'd also stop in Rothsay and Fergus Falls. Hats o... (more)

OTVR 1483 brings their Santa Train into Fergus Falls for the last showing of the day. Once a busy GN line, the tracks here only see a few trains a week. Mostly grain and ethanol, as well as BNSF g... (more)

In a welcome change from the usual run to Duluth and back, 261 tip-toes down Twin Cities & Western's subdivision, the Minnesota Prairie Line. They'd make it as far as Winthrop, MN before being pul... (more)

Fall colors are in full swing in Minnesota as the CP's Ryder Cub special begins its trek back to Canada. Here, passing through the countryside between Glenwood and Lowry, MN

With the Ryder Cup now a memory, CP brings their train back to Canada. But not before spending a lovely evening traveling the western reaches of Minnesota. Here, just east of Brooten, MN.

The Jamestown Local is about to hit the diamond at Moorhead. In a few hundred yards further, they'll yard their train and cut the power. The JY job is known for 3-4 SD40's and is pretty predictab... (more)

Though showing the usual grit and grime, the NS Conrail unit is still worth the drive to get in great light. After spending all day waiting for a work window, a dog catch crew has this train round... (more)

After waiting for BNSF to leave, the crew of this Edgeley turn begins their trek westward into North Dakota. Breckenridge is a big Great Northern town, as evident by the GN caboose sitting outside... (more)

After calling the CP Minnesota Dispatcher for clearance across the diamond, they continue their trek west to Bobcat in Gwinner.

With track improvements comes more speed. Today's West End Job does every bit of 30 MPH as it heads west with a string of 30+ hoppers bound for Milbank, SD.

After falling behind schedule for their previous stop, some padding in the schedule has them nearly back on time as they round the curve just west of Vergas, MN, on thier way to their next stop at... (more)

After spending nearly 36 hours sitting in Tracy, train M-TRHU (manifest from Tracy, MN to Huron, SD) is finally under way. Lake Benton has always been my favorite place in Minnesota, but sinc... (more)

A KCS ACe and 70MAC run the last 100 feet of their trip on the Detroit Lakes sub. In tow is LSRX 3617 SD45.

Yesterday, this pair of KCS Belles brought grain empties north to Thief River Falls. As is usual, they'll come back south rather quickly. Today was no exception as just after sunrise, they are app... (more)

CP has spent millions on its track west of Glenwood in an effort to handle Bakken oil more fluidly. Upgrades include CTC between Glenwood and Portal. CP is also elevating curves (as seen here) in ... (more)