Throttle on the left side? Yep, on B&SV's Chinese-built Mikado, the only one of its type running in the U.S.
An incredible lineup of motive power greets visitors at the Utah State Railroad Museum. This pre-dawn view of the locomotives on exhibit includes (from left to right) UP 4-8-4 833; UP DD40AX 6916... (more)
The 0730 MN&S, sporting two brand-new GP20C-ECOs, crawls past the Griswold crossing signals protecting Walker Street on their trip south towards Auto Club.
BNSF 7550 emerges from the 128-year-old tunnel on Main 1 as it descends downgrade into St. Paul.
CP No. 2214 is just north of Auto Club Junction with cars to interchange with Progressive Rail.
Brand new CP GP20C-ECO No. 2214 emerges from the tree tunnel at Hansen Road in Edina. Scenes like this are typical of the scenery found along Canadian Pacific's 18-mile MN&S Spur. The rails wer... (more)
Brand new GP20C-ECO No. 2214 whistles for the crossing of Douglas Drive in Golden Valley, on its run south to Auto Club.
Brand new GP20C-ECO No. 2214 and sister 2213 lead the MN&S job through Golden Valley. This was the second day these units were assigned to the job, their first use in revenue service.
The BN Transfer from Northtown shoves back into Canadian Pacific's Dunn Yard. The reactivated SD60Ms are a welcome change from the normal Dash 9s usually assigned to this train.
Remote-control SW1200 makes a switch move at Gerdau Steel.
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.
BNSF 4890 scoots by a pair of ex-BN SD60Ms waiting to yard the BN Transfer at Canadian Pacific's Dunn Yard.
The first group of GP20C-ECOs assigned to St. Paul Yard have arrived and are being set up for service. No. 2213 heads up a string of units on track 7 at the St. Paul Roundhouse on this sunny Janu... (more)
CP 8719 is running in DP mode on train #298, departing the Twin Cities for Portage after a crew change.