After a crew change, CN 2041 is underway again towards Two Harbors, MN on a nice spring day.

Pounding along the Missabe Sub in the snow pulling ore cars.

AMTK 53 leads a late Empire Builder along side Lake Pepin at Maple Springs.

AMTK 53 leads a late Empire Builder into Minneapolis.

The Laurel, MT manifest heads west past Lake Minnetonka on a bustling evening in downtown Wayzata. The conductor was waving to the onlookers in town.

Empire Builder 8/28 Enter St. Paul Station

A pair of CSX GEs lead CP 587, crude oil empties, over the Soo Line's Crow River trestle in Rockford.

After building their train in the yard at Keenan, CN 2025 starts the trip to Rainier, MN with heavy snow falling.

Pellet loads crossing over the Whiteface river bridge at Kelsey, MN while slowing for meet in a few hundred yards with a northbound CN container train waiting on them.

A humming and a rumbling down the Missabe sub back to Proctor, MN with limestone empties.

Gliding along the NSM mainline is two somewhat still new to them engines in the form of ex-CSX SD70ACe and one lease unit PRLX 2643, which is an ex-NS SD70M pulling the loads from the mine to the ... (more)

The pair of southern belles continue west out of Eden Valley, going pretty slow since sand trains on this part of the CP are restricted to 45 MPH. This would be my last shot since they would stop ... (more)

A pair of KCS units lead train 685 (frac sand loads) west out of Kimball on the Paynesville Sub. Somehow, this is my first time getting a KCS unit leading on camera, let alone a pair.

Giving a roll-by to a passing taconite train with a little steam cleaning thrown in for good measure.

Photog unknown....from my collection.......train 262 the Thunderhawk is ready to go at St.Paul(PIGS EYE YARD)the loco's are four brand new first trip GP35'scoming back from a round trip from Chica... (more)