BNSF was extremely power short due to booming crude oil traffic and resulting congestion. A pair of normally aspirated geeps blow out some carbon.

A late St Paul Turn passes under the endangered signal bridge at Hoffman Ave with two ex-Kennecott Copper GP39s leading a pair of ex-SOO Caterpillars.

The Empire Builder pulls through Merriam Park starting the decent along Short Line Hill towards downtown St. Paul and its next stop at Union Depot.

The Empire Builder takes the switch off the newly installed double track mainline at St. Anthony Junction pulling into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard. Today's train is not running too far... (more)

As always, Hoffman Ave. is a mess today. Here a UP train departs the Belt yard, and ties up the entire plant as they cross all the way over from the Belt to BN main 1. BNSF and CP trains are waiti... (more)

Union Pacific rolls south in bitter cold.

Two ECOs lead a transfer job in 30 below zero wind chills.

Coming through the tunnel on St Paul Sub track #1 with the Midway Sub Westminster interlocking above.

An empty all-rail taconite train returning from Mexico passes loaded crude U EPPCXY0 15 at the ever busy Dayton's Bluff.

Minnesota Commercial T-2 is now a slug. Originally, Norfolk Southern B30-7A #3501.

MNNR power resting at St. Paul on a sunny Monday morning. Taken on railroad property with permission and proper forms filled out.

No fireworks for the maintenance crews at the diesel shop at St. Paul, their work must go on to keep the locomotives running. Here a couple of engines are serviced, including a BNSF SD70MAC and a ... (more)

On a humid June morning, Amtrak's Empire Builder rounds the curve past the commercial's engine facilities, and heads for CP's Merriam Park Sub to reach SPUD. A couple a veteran B23-7's are getting... (more)

Working for BNSF on the former Great Northern main line through St. Paul.

CP 8554 pops out of the tunnel and heads south toward the St. Paul Yard.