BNSF 1687 and 1458 heading eastbound in Minneapolis at University.

The Minneapolis skyline make a great background in the morning light.

BNSF 1734 and 1594 get the early shift in the yard today.

Volunteers are hard at work removing Milwaukee Road 261's staybolts as they perform heavy work for the locomotive to be ready for the 2021 season.

CN 5457 sits in Northtown Yard waiting for clearance to depart toward New Brighton.

AMTK 161 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through Minneapolis, next stop St. Paul.

AMTK 188 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through Northtown Yard.

BNSF 5912 leads a loaded coal train eastbound while an empty coal train sits in the yard at Northtown.

BNSF 4664 is the lead power with 10 more engines in tow.

Comet Neowise is the best comet in 20 years. It is visible even with urban light pollution so I had to try to get caboose photo.

Not often does one get a clear rear view of GN's Big Sky Blue scheme on an SD45. BN 6451 shows off the simple wrap around striping and the fancy flared radiator rear nose. Built as GN 421 in July ... (more)

Not often does one get a clear rear view of GN's Big Sky Blue scheme on an SDP45. BN 9863 shows off the simple wrap around striping and the rather plain rear nose that housed the steam generator w... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6011 resting at Minneapolis Junction October 1972. The 6011 was built as GN 561 in July 1952 and retired in September 1983. It's strange to see this unit retain its GN sign... (more)

GN GP30 2213 displays its customized cooling system at Minneapolis in March 1973. The loco is really BN, but no initials saying so, and it still says Great northern on the hood. Only the goat is m... (more)

Burlington Northern SD45 6464 leads an EX GN F45 at Minneapolis MN August 1970. The 6464 was built in January 1969 as CB&Q 523 and is wearing the "Proposed" Burlington Northern merger sc... (more)