Unique to the RRVW and TCWR are their use of rebuilt geeps, using Caterpiller brand engines. While they don't sound anything like your regular EMD, they do their job well, and it shows as the eng... (more)

A pair of Cat powered geeps start out their morning journey from Montevideo with 35 loads and 1 empty. Not sure if this is the Milbank Turn or the West End Switch job, either way, these RRV&W uni... (more)

With 17 cars from the Geneseo elevator, a pair of ex-BN, ex-WC SD45's bring their train past a cemetery, and into Lidgerwood to make an 84 car pickup.

Talk about timing! This guy sparked my interest last night at 10 pm when i heard them arriving Casselton, ND, off the Jamestown sub. This morning, i heard them ask the dispatcher how long their ... (more)

A one of a kind "swoosh" SD60M and an un-renumbered SD40-2 lead a unit rock empty over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, MN. The tracks are former GN, now operated by the Northern Lines Railroa... (more)

A short train of tanks heads east, just west of the small town of Adrian, MN, on track laid in 1876.

Right of way maintenance isn't the top priority for the Minnesota Southern, but thats ok. As long as the freight makes it to its destination, everyone is happy.

Tanks bound for Worthington pass through the small town of Adrian, Minnesota. And yes, they are on the main.

Just minutes after sunrise, a lone Minnesota Southern geep takes 4 tanks to be interchanged with the Union Pacific at Worthington, MN. Its slow going as the track is not in the greatest shape.

A Union Pacific train led by a trio of SD9043MACs tip-toes across the Robert Street Lift Bridge in beautiful downtown St. Paul.

First train of our morning is the Twin Cities & Western transfer. Five units are tugging hard on the long train as they work their way to CP's Pigs Eye Yard.

Thinking we had used up all our luck for the day, fellow RP.net contributor Bryant Kaden and I were treated with a stellar lashup on the 283.

A pair of GE's on a St. Paul to Tacoma stack train are a wee bit lost. Its been about 100 miles since they stepped off home rails, and will be a couple hundred more before they step back on. A de... (more)

An odd sight indeed! Due to a rather serious derailment on the BNSF in Fridley, MN, a BNSF stack train heads up the CP to Glenwood. Here, they are pulling out of Murray Siding after meeting the ... (more)