Sitting at the end of the day by the depot...

Easing through Northtown just before the 261 special is scheduled to head north... It pulled up and stopped for a red just north of University and pretty much blocked the views of the main and 26... (more)

The wildflowers are out in full force near the yard as caboose 11770 awaits its next assignment. BNSF still has a number of them in the metro area for local trains and MOW work.

Sitting at the head of one of the storage lines in a sea of green as a SD40-2 works the yard. If you ignore the BNSF stickers it could be a scene from the 80's with all the classic power...

The show is over as the 261 steams north and it is back to work for the CN crew...

The CN crew takes a moment to watch the 261 steam on by - the BNSF track gang just down the way in the yard also paused to watch the train pass...

Railfans are all awaiting the arrival of the 261 while the WC transfer works the south end of Northtown. Needless to say these guys were virtually ignored in the anticipation of the steam train..... (more)

Car 112 leads a northbound train on the wildly popular Hiawatha Line. The train will arrive just in time for the top of the rush hour to carry commuters home for the weekend...

The tracks and river in downtown St Paul often provide something look at for folks out enjoying their lunch break. Today's lunch entertainment is a UP train easing over the diamonds onto the lift... (more)

A long string of units at the fuel rack... Everything from GP40X rebuilds to GP38s to AC44s and more.

Fresh out of the paint shops and looking excellent! After years of running in scruffy Soo colors it is a big change to see it in new paint. Not to mention the fact that windows that were removed... (more)

BNSF 8840 sits fading away on a coal train as Soo 1535 works the shop tracks...

Waiting at the shops as clouds build over the hills... The paint is slowly starting to fade and peel off in places and the unit could use a good bath - though as soon as the mechanical forces are... (more)

Waiting at the shops as clouds build overhead...

Ready to go on the ready track, Soo 1551 sits with fading patch jobs and a number of CP units