A pair of CPKC EMDs lead hotshot train #148 through Westminster. Leader being a heritage ACU, trailer a KCS MAC.

The TCW St. Paul turn heads over the Robert Street bridge with a whopping 3 cars to boot.

A pair of Minnesota Commercial dash 7s perform switching duties at Midway Yard.

With work at Minntac completed, a pair of former IC GP's lead Canadian National local R901 as they cruise through the swamp outside of Mountain Iron, Minnesota and head back to Keenan Yard.

BLE 903 makes its way south into Burnett, as the taconite steams away on this chilly winter evening.

BN 380, an SW1000 enjoys a break from switching chores at Harrison St. engine facilities in Minneapolis. This unit was built for BN in January 1972.

On a cold winter evening, the BLE trio idles beside IC 6251 in Proctor Yard. DMIR 215 can also be seen doing work in the background, making three of CN's predecessor roads visible in this photo.

A heavy snow squall ensues as a steaming taconite train makes its way south on the Missabe Sub through Culver.

As darkness and snow continues to fall upon the landscape, the crew is back onboard after giving the roll-by to a northbound empty and CN 2039 is back underway for Two Harbors with 145 carloads of... (more)

BN RCU 108 is seen at Harrison St. roundhouse, Minneapolis along with a former GN transfer caboose rebuilt from a Baldwin switcher. This remote control unit was converted from BN F7B 661 (x-GN 448... (more)

BN GP20 2020 hangs out with other Geeps and Fs next to the Harrison St. diesel locomotive service building built by GN not long before the BN 1970 merger. BN 2020 began life as GN 2020, built in N... (more)

BN U33C 5704 and mate, both featuring a coat of winter grime sit at the engine facilities at BN's Harrison St. roundhouse location. BN5704 was built in May 1968 as GN 2534, and would continue in s... (more)

A pair of Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern SD40-2's lead the M MNAU as it passes through Cobden, Minnesota and crosses the bridge over Route 14 on the CP Tracy Subdivision. Utilizing trackage rights o... (more)

CPKC coal train #852 head south along the Mississippi River at Lawrence Lake just north of Brownsville.

CPKC Railway is out and running around Minnesota with it's 2023 Holiday Train. Today, it's first show was scheduled for 1PM in Rochester. I headed east following the tracks with a plan to go east ... (more)