TCRT 1300 waiting for departure at Linden Hills Station in Minneapolis.

A pair of dash 7s switch Midway Yard in St. Paul.

S CHCTAC slowly works its way upgrade at Jackson Street with three different BNSF schemes on the head end, just before the shadows crept in.

The St. Paul turn heads upgrade at Jackson Street with a matched set of TCW GP38-2s.

With 6 loads of lumber and drywall from the CP interchange, Progressive Rail SW1500 34 rolls east through Bloomington, Minnesota south of the Twin Cities. The train is getting off the main and hea... (more)

Fall colors and rain greet the local crew as they leave Andersen Corp. in Bayport, MN to return to Menomonie, WI and ultimately Altoona Yard. The rebuilt SD40-2s are some of the best looking UP po... (more)

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)