The Empire Builder takes a series of switches through St. Anthony Junction into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard. It's a cold February day here in Minnesota! -9F with a much colder windchil... (more)

At the end of the day, all the MNNR Jobs are in for the evening, and the power put away at the roundhouse. This ragtag bunch of GE's and ALCO's are the heart of the Minnesota Commercial.

On a brutally cold morning (-2F), 3 crews and 3 sets of power congregate at Hoffman Ave, all of them waiting for the dispatcher. The second unit in the middle consist needs some work, smoking pret... (more)

Flashback! One a brutally cold morning (-2F), a pair of cascade green SD60Ms head south at Hoffman on joint track along the bluff.

After bringing a cut of cars down to the UP's Belt Yard, the TCW proceeds to drag a set of UP locomotives out with it, and back to their yard on a hazy winter afternoon.

Another cold day. A manifest receives some attention in the engine facilities at Pigs Eye yard before heading east out of Minneapolis. There are still quite a few DM&E engines running around. Take... (more)

Power at the UP's Auto Rack yard.

Classic BNSF SD 60Ms lead 2 BNSF engines and 10 auto racks westbound to Northtown from St Paul

After getting serviced, CP 9593 takes the signal and heads West past the bluffs and towards Minneapolis.

At the end of a sunny, but cold day, a pair of freshly painted CP geeps brings a cut of cars by the engine facilities at the always busy Pigs Eye yard. The clouds are moving in though, and we shou... (more)

Morning rush hour in and out of Pig's Eye.

Autoracks at Western Ave with clean leased engine

CNW 1725, a GP9 still in its delivered color scheme idles with a pair of rebuilt SD9s at St. Paul's Western Avenue Yard. Some of CNW's GP9 were delivered with roof top air tanks to permit larger f... (more)

Brand new and clean engine at entrance to South St Paul yard

An empty BNSF rail train with two ex- BN SD60M's pulls slowly around the curves before they get a signal.