YSPMP approaches Hoffman with a short 27 car train from East Minneapolis.

A pair of SD60-3's approach Dickinson West with loaded ballast train 9WPA in tow.

A pair of former Soo Line SD60s pull a nearly 8,000 ton ballast train westward over the undulating Paynesville Sub.

LTB85 enters the Roseport Industrial lead at Roseport Junction.

Northtown's GP60M pair pokes out of the tunnel underneath Westminster with the BN-CP transfer in tow.

Job 46 approaches Park Jct with Slug T-3 and B30-7 88 for power. The T-3 was converted to a slug from a former Conrail B23-7 around 13 years ago. It has been mated with the 88 since becoming a slu... (more)

LTB85 heads south out of South St. Paul with an interesting SD40N-GP15AC-SD40N consist for power.

YSPMP and TC&W's St. Paul Turn wait at Jackson Street for congestion to clear around Hoffman. Unfortunately, the TC&W didn't come any closer to the light...

The Hugo Job rolls north through Roseville with the world's one and only SF30B leading the way. It's always fun to chase this job when it has two units.

A trio of snoot-nosed SD40Ns depart South St. Paul with LTB85, as they begin the short trip up to Roseport.

YSPMP eases down the hill towards the Belt with cars from East Minneapolis. UP 2377 is one of the few active SD60Ms on the UP roster.

CP H37, the Northfield, crosses the Robert Street Lift Bridge with a pair of former Soo Line SD60s for power.

CP H13, the Scrap Job, shoves back to the yard after pulling some cars from the Marathon refinery in Newport. Oddly enough, the Scrap has been using the 5103 for a few weeks now. Typically, a sing... (more)

YSP51 does some hostling at Plato Blvd in order to make the UP 1823 their leader for the trip up to East Minneapolis. The PTC on the UP 1933 failed, which is what made this move necessary.

CP H15 starts up Short Line Hill with BNSF 1943 and 261 for power. This power is from the previous day's BN-CP, which died in St. Paul Yard. Not an unheard of occurrence, but certainly not somethi... (more)