CP 8573, SOO 6032, SOO 6031 bring a loaded grain train down into the yard at St. Paul

Soo Line SD60's 6011, 6013, 6021 are having some maintenance done at CP's St. Paul Facility.

Job 20 drops down into St. Anthony with cars from the 'WC' at New Brighton. They'll yard the train and call it a day. The six axle power is typically used at night on the Northtown Transfer.

A CP local comes back to the yard in Saint Paul with CP 8263 and SOO 1532 for power.

Three units creep across the Robert Street Lift Bridge in Saint Paul with a transfer between South St. Paul and CP's Pigseye Yard.

SOO 6053 and CP 9127 get ready to depart CP's Saint Paul Yard.

The Empire Builder passes the rising Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. Raspberry Island is getting smaller by the day but likely won't be covered as they're predicting the river to crest to... (more)

A pair of red Soo Line SD60's are throttling up out of CP Rail's busy Pig's Eye yard in Saint Paul in the early morning sun while three more trains wait to head west on the departure tracks.

The UP-CP Transfer heads east at Hoffman. They'll go into Dunn Yard, drop their train and head back lite.

Rounding the curve at Mississippi. I got a few friendly horn chirps and a nice hand point and wave from the engineer as he went by.

Steam vs Diesel. Southern Pacific 4449 steams passed a departing BNSF freight.

BNSF 2755 leads a transfer as is passes by the famous Dayton Bluffs of Saint Paul.

CP 8819 and SOO 6032 head down grade near Union Junction.

Weston coal empties throttle up and take down the light at Hoffman after a crew change.

Last shot of the day. If only the black and orange was leading.