A repainted AC4400CW and a blue and yellow SD40-2 lead an eastbound through Brooten on a nice summer morning.

A westbound CP train roars by an antique Case tractor in Brooten. A local resident has parked it here in preparation for the antique car and tractor show that will take place the following mornin... (more)

Some of UP's wings fly through Brooten with an eastbound tank train.

After being held for one last eastbound at Murray, train 497 is on the homestretch to Glenwood as their four units roar past the old elevator in Brooten.

After stopping to check on the second unit, train 497 is throttling up to travel the last 10 miles or so to Glenwood. The water level on the SD40-2 was fine, even though an alarm indicated otherwi... (more)

Two NS units haul frac sand loads and crude oil empties west toward North Dakota on a nice summer evening.

Three SD40-2s bring the wayfreight off of the siding in Brooten to head toward Glenwood. They'll pull forward, clear the switch, then back up to pick up the conductor before departing. I'm stand... (more)

A westbound with four units rushes through Brooten. It's passing the wayfreight that's tucked in the siding with three SD40-2s for power.

Spring has finally sprung in Minnesota as dandelions take over. Two SD40-2s and an Operation Lifesaver NS GE hustle west through Brooten with a unit train of covered hoppers.

A GE and an ICE SD40-2 pull an eastbound toward Brooten at sunset on Maundy Thursday 2014.

CP 3018 leads a Track Evaluation Car (TEC) train westbound through Brooten.

A rare to the United States CP SD9043MAC leads grain empties westbound across Minnesota on a day when the windchill was down to about -40 when I took this pacing shot. Needless to say, the car wi... (more)

A GP20C-ECO and an ex-Milwaukee Road GP40 head eastbound along Minnesota State Highway 55 toward Brooten.

A Loram rail grinder fresh out of the factory just down the line in Hamel, MN gleams in the morning sun on the siding at Brooten. It's waiting for a crew from Loram to arrive and begin testing be... (more)

Strong summer thunderstorms have given way to brilliant sunlight and a faint rainbow as the CP switch job out of Glenwood picks up some empty fertilizer tank cars from West Central Industries in B... (more)