Colorful consists on CP are fairly norm now when DPU isn't involved since the CPKC deal happening, today all the power is on the head end in "conventional setup". The new crossovers in Dunn short... (more)

A BNSF Intermodal Train departs the Twin Cities under a cool winter sunset. An H1 Dash 9 pair running 1x1 leads the train into the cold night ahead towards LaCrosse Wisconsin.

Minnesota Commercial's Alcos and MLWs are joined together in the yard as a string of dead line locomotives. Though I never was able to get a photo of MNNR 35 in action, it is a consolation to at ... (more)

A trio of GE's lead a Union Pacific manifest freight as it begins its journey out of Saint Paul, Minnesota and crosses over the swampy area surrounding the Mississippi River. After holding on the ... (more)

A westbound freight moves the out of Pigs Eye. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A TCW train bound for St. Paul Yard heads east out of the 1885 built train tunnel at Westminster.

SOO was a big buyer of the basic 40s. This one is hauling freight train Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

The UP-CP transfer departs State Street as they head out to Dunn with their delivery for CP St. Paul Yard. The critter third out is RSSX 103, a Railserve LEAF destined for Canpotex in Saskatchewan... (more)

Amtrak 8 enters the Commercial yard, as MNNR Job 20 shuffles around with their former TTI B36-7. This locomotive arrived at the Commercial nearly a year ago, but it was just recently placed into s... (more)

Two former Conrail B23-7s bring the Roseville Job back south after waiting for Amtrak to get into the yard.

Sitting in Canadian Pacific's Pig's Eye Yard is the railway's Track Evaluation Train. With a single SD40-2 for power, this train consist of (front to back): Accommodation Car CP 68, Gauge Restrai... (more)

A Union Pacific local, with "GP38-3" 2507 and GP39-2 2732 for power, rolls into Hoffman Yard. UP 2507 is a rebuilt GP40 leased from Helm Leasing. It was originally Louisville & Nashvil... (more)

Northtown-Kick heads under the signal bridge at Hoffman as the sun comes out for a bit at the end of this mostly gloomy afternoon and evening. A pair of ACes were on the head end, and a dash 9 at ... (more)

The Milwaukee Road 261 is the star attraction wherever she goes and Train Days at Saint Paul Union Depot is no exception as people line up to see her all weekend long.

Saint Paul's newest resident railroad (CPKC) is represented in part by a shiny Kansas City Southern GEVO on display as part of Saint Paul Union Depot's Train Days.