Union Pacific sends down an empty unit coal train from the South Saint Paul office on the spine line through Q JCT, the junction between the mainline and an local switching branch.

After a spur of the moment 2 1/2 hour drive to South Saint Paul I met up with the gang just in time to shoot this beauty on her first ever trip to the Twin Cities (we believe) Here she is running ... (more)

UP 1989 leads the local to Roseport out of South St. Paul.

UP 1989 made it's first visit to the Twin Cities seen crossing the Mississippi River on its way to Roseport.

With a portion of the Saint Paul skyline visible in the distance, three SD9043MACs arrive at South Saint Paul with a manifest. Some other power looks on, including a three-window SD60M.

UP put together quite a lash-up today as they departed South St. Paul with train MITDM (Itasca-Des Moines).

UP 1995 waits to depart South Saint Paul for Rosemount with a Operation Lifesaver special.

Under threatening skies UP 1995 pushes on the Union Pacific's Operation Lifesaver Special as it departs the South Saint Paul Yard on it's way to Rosemont, MN. This was the first tim... (more)

Nine locomotives sit in the bullpen at the South St Paul yard.

A three-way meet? Not quite, a northbound transfer heads towards Saint Paul, between two strings of idling yard locomotives and some miscellaneous cars.

CP 891 pulls down to Roseport behind a pair of former CNW SD60's. I imagine these two traveled these rails several times back in the day.

UP 5205 sits on the edge of Union Pacific's South Saint Paul yard. The Saint Paul downtown skyline can be seen on the right side of the frame. Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: South Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: UP
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 12, 2009

How can you not be impressed as 3985 shows off her articulation at an otherwise unimpressive photo location? Ed Dickens is now in the left hand seat, after holding down the right hand seat for mo... (more)

In some of the last moments of fall daylight, UP 3985 takes the Twin City Limited Tour train north. This shot was taken just after the train ran a reverse movement out of the UP's South Sa... (more)

Eight locomotives, including a partially-patched SP GP40, idle near the South St Paul yard office while someone enjoys a free meal.