A story to remember when I have bad luck along the tracks: once upon a December morning, I decided to drive to Montevideo, MN to meet up with my friend Jeremiah and see the Twin Cities & Western's... (more)
The Twin Cities & Western makes a rare visit to the western end of the Minnesota Prairie Line to retrieve some sand cars from storage. The train is seen passing the restored Minneapolis & St Louis... (more)
Big Boy 4014 makes for an impressive sight from any angle, but if I was going to make the effort to join the throngs of admirers trackside during its visit to Minnesota, I wanted to see it in the ... (more)
As the sun begins to set, employees of North Shore Track Services put the finishing touches on new rail near Winthrop, Minnesota as they hammer rail anchors into place. This is part of a $4 millio... (more)
After their crew change and waiting on some other traffic, this CSX led auto train is headed west again on the Hillsboro Subdivision. It's seen in the last mile of its journey across Minnesota as... (more)