Eastbound Canadian Pacific train 470 waits for a new crew on the east side of Tracy, MN with a Norfolk Southern locomotive on the point. Taken at a public grade crossing.

With the train now on their own trackage, MNAU departs Tracy in some beautiful light, with 3465 smoking up a storm. Seems like its trying to imitate the ALCOs that once dominated this line 40 year... (more)

RCP&E 3463 is about to leave the Canadian Pacific Tracy Subdivision and enter onto DM&E property on the outskirts of Tracy, Minnesota.

RCP&E 3463 rolls down the main in rural Tracy, Minnesota, with a train bound for Huron, South Dakota.

A westbound RCPE train gets underway out of Tracy behind 7 locomotives. The last three are HLCX GP38-2's headed to Huron, SD for some work.

Many of my trips to Tracy, MN result in nothing more than a picture of a train sitting still. Every once in a while, though, everything comes together, and it's shots like this that keep bringing ... (more)

Only a couple miles from home rails, RCP&E's MNAU train departs Tracy after lining the West Switch. While the influx of GW orange and yellow is a disappointment to some who favored the DM&E's b... (more)

Two things that are rare (for me, anyway) on the RCP&E: finding a set of matching power and finding a train that's actually moving. Well, I got half of what I hoped for. A trio of blue and yello... (more)

With the owner of the line desperately seeking a buyer, and the uncertain future altogether, I made an honest effort to come down and give chase to this years CP Holiday Train. Tracy is the divis... (more)

A six unit lash-up, including three recently rebuilt ex-SOO SD60's, lead train #471 out of Tracy MN.

A pair of ICE units throttle up as they crawl out of the yard at Tracy and onto the Huron Subdivision. Temps are rising into the 50's on this beautiful December day. Temps should be well below f... (more)

Ethanol empties are only a few hunderd feet into their short, but time consuming trip just across the MN/SD border.

With poor track conditions, all trains are subject to a 10 mph speed restriction. That may come to an end as this rail is slated to be replaced in the near future.

On a rather dead Saturday morning, a lonely eastbound train sits alone in a field just east of Tracy, MN to wait for the next crew to take it to Waseca. The road to this spot is only accessible f... (more)

On a whim, i decided to head down to the DME in southern Minnesota. My last trip yielded nothing, but this turned out to be quite different. Upon my arrival, i spotted THREE trains. Two of them ... (more)