Running on old home rails, ex-MILW #17 now dressed as NREX 6301, leads a CP-281 symbol westward into the setting sun.

The Silica Sand Job heads back to the yard, it's leader looking good in its Fort Worth & Western paint.

Frost covers most everything this morning as the 277 train bound for Huron, SD glides through the scenic Lake Benton area. The fog let just enough sun in to give the scene a pink tint.

This was a nice surprise catch as this critter does not venture out of the East Chicago ArcelorMittal mill much...

A common site on the DM&E these days, two lease engines lead a DM&E engine on train 170.

CP #938 slowly approaches us to chat while we all wait for CP #939 to finish up making there pick up off the branch and to get in the clear. Note....The photographer is a part time railroad employ... (more)

A rather ratty looking leader brings an empty freight west through Claremont, MN. The grain elevator seen behind has been rather busy this season loading grain into rail cars. The elevator is ow... (more)

A string of EMD hulks sit at the east end of the Silvis shops, waiting further disposition.

In evening light, NREX 7352 and NREX 7351 shove a string of baretables into Global 4.

At one time all three of these machines were in the CP Rail 5500 series, now days two look less then stellar, patched for NREX, and one wears great look blue and yellow colors, as they handle trai... (more)

Even though the paint job leaves a lot to be desired, I couldn't resist shooting a train with EMDs leading.

A BN painted SD40-2 leading a Canadian Pacific freight train in 2011...coooool!

276 waits at Irving Park Road with quite the colorful consist.

After we tied up for the day, I took this photo of NREX model 2GS14B demonstrator No. 1400 under the sodium vapor lights at St. Paul Yard. This 1400-HP Genset was in town for the Railroad Interch... (more)