The sun makes an appearance through the clouds is the Empire Builder arrives into Red Wing for its station stop an hour and half late.

A pair of Soo Line GP38s head back to the mainline after completing the morning's work switching the industries along Red Rock Road in southeastern St. Paul. A rusty Soo Line caboose was also on ... (more)

The Empire Builder speeds through Newport along the BNSF St. Paul Subdivision. Track work was taking pace east of Canadian Pacific's St. Paul Yard forcing the train onto the BNSF Main. Le... (more)

A trio of Metro Transit Bombardier Flexity Swift light rail vehicles depart northbound over the Blue Line from Mall of America bound for Target Field after the Monday morning rush hour.

The Empire Builder leaves downtown St. Paul departing Union Depot 48 minutes late bound for Red Wing amongst other destinations along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

The dash 8 leading the Empire Builder was a total surprise as it rounded the wye at Merriam Park and took the switch over Prior Avenue and past the "Merriam Park" station sign. I was expect... (more)

It's early spring in Northwestern Minnesota - apparent through the lack of color. The Minnesota Northern is prepared for the trip to Roseau with a string of BGSX hoppers bound for the Strata Corp... (more)

The Empire Builder cruises at its 79mph posted track speed through Lyndon Station after departing the Wisconsin Dells bound for Tomah with the engineer waving his paper in friendly acknowle... (more)

MNNR 75 & 35 pull through St. Anthony Junction

The Empire Builder approaches the edge of the University of Minnesota through the Dinkytown neighborhood bound for St. Paul Union Depot, 1 hour 12 minutes late. The second locomotive was p... (more)

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)

Minnesota Northern's Warroad Local job clears the first interlocking signal for the CP-BNSF diamond at Erskine near Badger Lake. Today's train has two locomotives running DP on the rear making th... (more)

Minnesota Northern's Warroad Local job cruises south of Brooks towards Erskine at the increased 49mph track speed. U.S. Highway 59 similarly had its posted speed limit increased from 55 to 60mph ... (more)

Northern Plains Railroad's Thief River Falls Turn angles northwest departing the Thief River Falls yard bound for Warren and points west in very cold and blustery conditions.

MNNR 44 blazes a trail through ice, slush, and other winter debris from the latest bouts of snow and winter at the Interplastic Corporation at the Hennepin Industrial Lead's northern-most terminus... (more)