The view from Dayton's Bluff on Independence Day, 2009.

A pair of CSX units lead a BNSF ethanol train past CP's Pigseye Yard.

Running right on time, AMTK 8 rolls off the hill into downtown Saint Paul with the usual.

The Saint Paul Transfer, which interchanges with the Minnesota Commercial, heads up the Merriam Park Sub with a pair of SOO GP38-2's. It was only a year ago you could find a pair of SOO SD60's ha... (more)

The Ford Hauler picks its way along the Mississippi River in St. Paul with a repainted Milwaukee Road unit in the lead. With the planned closing of the Ford plant, this train is on borrowed time.

CP's Chicago to Vancouver hotshot becomes yet another traveler to pass beneath the cliffs along the Mississippi at Dayton's Bluff.

On a near-perfect evening, a westbound V train behind two Dash 9's accelerates from a stop at Division Street. As a recent transplant to Minnesota, these kinds of August days more than make up fo... (more)

Two Cascade Green Geeps spew exhaust as they hit the hill out of Division Street with a lengthy train. The second unit, BNSF 1549, bears a less conspicuous BNSF stencil on the cab side than the 2... (more)

Two BNSF trains meet at Division Street as seen from Kellogg Blvd on a beautiful evening.

Ending a gorgeous day in the Twin Cities, the sun sets behind the capitol dome. Of course, the near-constant stream of rail traffic continues to move past Dayton's Bluff.

A westbound BNSF train behind three SD40-2's rolls by a waiting CP stack train at Hoffman. The stack train ruined any chance of a closer shot of the older BNSF power, much to the chagrin of the r... (more)

This shot really highlights the wye at Division Street with parked cars on SOO 1 curving west and BNSF grain train coming down the main to the right. The Depot Track has nothing sitting on it but... (more)

CP 493 starts to work up the hill behind one unit at Division Street.

So much to look at! Traffic, bridges, automobiles, a casual observer, and a nice set of matched SD40-2's, 6047 and 6048 respectively. These two EMD's are traveling up the Merriam Park Sub with a t... (more)

4449 steams through a classic photo location in St. Paul