The TCW St. Paul Turn departs CP St. Paul Yard on the return trip to Hopkins. The two CP units are destined for a unit ethanol train off of the TCW.

You can't beat a pair of SD40-types on the mainline in 2021, even if it is just a local. The Scrap Job is switching out what it needs to shove into the mill while the mill's own job sits in the c... (more)

The "Powered By Our People" unit waits for an assignment in St. Paul. Across the road is CP's St. Paul roundhouse, which had a variety of units outside for work on this spring afternoon... (more)

YSPCP crosses the Robert Street Bridge with an SD40N and GP38N for power. Not the easiest shot to get, as this job often leaves after dark and/or has crappy power.

Milwaukee Road skytop observation "Cedar Rapids" (built by the Milwaukee Shops in 1948) on display at St. Paul Union Depot during Train Days 2021.

The Friends of 261's recently-acquired Milwaukee Road E9A No. 32A made its debut during Train Days wearing a homage to the early CMStP&P E unit schemes.

UP 1943 ("Spirit of the Union Pacific") on display at St. Paul Union Depot on the 77th anniversary of D-Day.

Amtrak 161, in fresh 50th Anniversary paint, poses for photos at St. Paul Union Depot (SPUD) during Train Days 2021.

TCWR's transfer to St. Paul is returning, taking the alternate route around town, bypassing Midway. Cobalt blue skies are veiled with smoke from western wildfires.

Great Northern E7(A) 503 leads a five car train The Badger, leaving Saint Paul Station for Duluth, Minnesota in July 1961. Photo from my collection, photographer Dick Stoner.

It seems unusual to see a CP train with so much power on the head end these days, but today they're going "conventional" as they pass the Gerdau switcher.

The Calgary to St. Paul manifest is almost to it's termination point here at Dayton's Bluff. The mix of power on this was neat, although I almost wish the consist was flipped.

The Big Boy Tour Train departs St. Paul for Altoona with the UP 4014 and 3025 for power

Amtrak's Train Days display included a very nice walk-thru of the cars.