On a humid morning, Ed Dickens puts on a show with UP 4014 as they thunder north for Duluth past a deadline of stored SD70MAc’s at BNSF’s Northtown Yard in Minneapolis.

CN 3852 leads the transfer job back to New Brighton as it passes an old SOO plow at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis.

CN 3852 and 2896 head south through Northtown Yard after dropping cars off.

UP 1878 leads the transfer job to Northtown Yard.

The CN transfer picked up two more engines at Northtown Yard and KCS 4051 will lead the trip eastbound. The train is cleared to leave just before the sun sets.

The CN transfer picked up two more engines at Northtown Yard and KCS 4051 will lead the trip eastbound. The train is cleared to leave just before the sun sets.

CN 5450 winds along the east side of Northtown Yard

D&H Baldwin RF16 Shark # 1205 sits outside the Minneapolis Northfield and Southern railways shop with its paint fading fast. They looked sharp when in service on the D&H. too bad this is not in ... (more)

A grain train heads eastbound over the bridge at Camden in North Minneapolis on a bright November morning. Funnily enough, this wouldn't be the only ex Soo Line bridge I'd shoot on this day, as la... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD9 No. 6102 switches a cut of cars at the railroad’s Northtown Yard in September 1984. Looming above the locomotive in the background is the city of Minneapolis, Minneso... (more)

Shoreham 1 spots a few loads at the Viterra elevator in Minneapolis. This facility exclusively processes mustard seed.

The TCW returns to Hopkins after interchanging with the UP and MNNR in the Cities. The Southwest Corridor Light Rail construction is visible along the line.

On an overcast Labor Day weekend, a sharp looking pair of Canadian Pacific EMD products slowly maneuver mixed freight #493-06 out of Humboldt Yard and across the 900+ foot Mississippi River truss ... (more)

BNSF 6656 leads a three engine move at Northtown Yard.

BNSF 1015 sits at the front of a 20 engine storage line at Northtown Yard in Minneapolis near 27th Ave NE.