Winter 2008-2009 has been pretty brutal across northern Minnesota... no exception today as wind driven snow continues to drift along the Staples Sub. Windchills much of the day were near 50 degre... (more)

With a windchill factor of around 45 below zero, Amtrak is running several hours behind schedule, making a normally rare appearance in western Minnesota during the day. Brutal winter weather has ... (more)

The big snow storm that wasn't... a forecast of 10 inches of snow failed to deliver, but we still got a scrubby four inches as this SD70MAC waits in the yard for a new crew to bring them to Clay B... (more)

SD70 sized snow drifts develop after another winter storm dumps a half foot of snow on the northland.

I'm assuming they were fixing a broken rail some place on the Lakes Sub as there were pieces of rail on the flats.

That broom has sure been getting used quite a bit this December with quite a bit of snow falling on three significant winter storms. Some of us needed to work on Christmas Eve, and I shot this on... (more)

It only gets better and better for Amtrak... Over 10 hours late and with a BNSF unit on the point, you know its been a long day.

What a work of art... Greetings from tropical Cass Lake! The other side of this car is equally as impressive. Click on the locomotive number field to see the other side of this car. more)

On the eve of Christmas Eve, another half foot of snow blanketed the region. Merry Christmas to all! Any more snow and any additional accumulations will make for some awesome plow action!

High above the horizon on a big fill.

It was a tough chase to get ahead of this guy... but I made it. Travel not advised... unless you are in a GE or a die-hard railfan!" Several people have called me crazy for going out in t... (more)

What a rare visitor! I bet this is the coldest weather this GEVO has ever experienced in its young life. Windchills were approaching -50F with the blizzard of 12-14-08.

With the blizzard taking a breather and the snow taking a break, the conductor that brought the train to Cass Lake for a crew change does a roll by of the M-GFDSUP. Minutes after this, the wind w... (more)

There was a time when I used to get excited to see a newer GEVO on the point of a train on the Lakes Sub... now I'm starting to miss the EMD's...

Back when the Iron Range was worth shooting... while still possible, much harder today.