The real neat aspect of UP's Atlanta Olympic train was the flame car that brought of the rear.

The daily BN Transfer from Northtown Yard waits at Hoffman for a clear track in Canadian Pacific's St. Paul Yard.

UP 4881 snakes through the crossovers at Hoffman as it heads into the UP's Belt Yard.

A heavy duty BN trackmobile works the autorack unloading facility at Daytons Bluff in St. Paul during 1996.

With just a handful of players, private locomotive leasing in the 1970s and early 1980s wasn't nearly what it is today. I don't know the history of XTRA and what became of them but in 1980 I notic... (more)

Many birds where probably wondering, how dare this train disturb feeding time at the tracks! Birds scatter out of the way of this heavy crude oil train to avoid being hit and becoming a new hood o... (more)

A TCW transfer rolls eastbound toward CP Pigseye Yard around a nice set of searchlights.

UP's C&NW heritage unit crosses Bridge 15 on one of its first trips.

BNSF 7550 emerges from the 128-year-old tunnel on Main 1 as it descends downgrade into St. Paul.

BNSF 8105 has pulled down the main for headroom, and is now shoving its train back into Dunn Yard.

BNSF 4313 glides under the signal bridge at West Hoffman. How long these signals will last with PTC coming is anyone's guess.

Union Pacific's Altanta Olympic special curves through downtown St. Paul.

After a few years of steady road service after the Soo bought the MN&S the pair of Ex MN&S SD39's started to call the Twin Cities home. The Soo seemed to have a history of keeping roster oddities ... (more)

The UP-CP delivery takes the cross-overs at Hoffman into Pigseye. The black and orange paint scheme is holding up nicely on the leader.

The UP-CP delivery heads past the recently renovated St Paul Union Depot on they're way to Pigseye. Nice to see the Rio Grande paint scheme still around.