A CP AC44 hauling frac sand loads heads west on the Staples Sub sporting an unusual K5LA.
A C4 leads a short manifest down the Staples Sub WB.
A trio of BNSF SD40-2s round the gentle elevated curve out of Clear Lake headed east for BNSF's Northtown Yard.
A couple of relatively clean CP units power a coal load on the BNSF Staples Sub coming into Clear Lake.
A load of sub-bituminous coal finishes the last few miles of its journey as it heads for the power plant in Becker, MN.
A BNSF Dash 9 leads an oil train at MP 66 in Clear Lake, MN with an NS tophat trailing, the barcode unit, NS 1111, was the DPU on this train.
The Empire Builder overtakes the third in a line of four eastbounds parked on main 1 between Becker and MP 66.
After crossing over at MP 66, America's train flies down main one at Clear Lake past a dead loaded crude oil train on main two.
Tied down on the main and awaiting a crew, eastbound Bakken crude train at Clear Lake MN with two crewless trains ahead.
An Exec MAC brings up the rear of a coal load as it comes to a stop on Main 1
A trio of GE's head west into the sunset with loads of vehicles
A faded ex-Santa Fe warbonnet leads this mixed freight south out of St. Cloud.
A very late Empire Builder races south toward St. Paul with an EMD F59PHI on the point.
A very late #8 shortly after departing St. Cloud, MN at 4:46pm, 11 hours and 32 minutes late.
Sometimes you just need a change of pace. At least that was my philosophy after driving nearly 80 miles along the Canadian Pacific, and saw nothing, then hopping over to the BNSF Staples Sub to ca... (more)
