I first caught this RCPE train in New Ulm before having to wait out some road construction east of Sleepy Eye. As the fall evening light sweetened even more, I raced to get ahead of them again her... (more)

A southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad train rolls through downtown Sioux Falls, passing the former Great Northern depot, a former BN caboose, and a couple of pieces of snowfighting equipment that, t... (more)

A southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad rock train from Dell Rapids arrives in Sioux Falls, crossing the diversion canal for the Big Sioux River near the airport. The wind was remarkably absent on thi... (more)

Four EMD's bring a southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad train from Dell Rapids toward Sioux Falls, seen near Renner, South Dakota. The leaves aren't the only sign of change as welded rail has been la... (more)

A westbound Twin Cities & Western train passes the grain elevators in downtown Gaylord, MN on the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway west of Minneapolis. These elevators no longer ship by rail,... (more)

An eastbound ballast train on the Minnesota Prairie Line passes the elevator in North Redwood, MN. After being derelict for quite some time and on the brink of destruction, this elevator has been ... (more)

Two former Soo Line/IMRL GP9's sit beside what's left of the Hanska Coop elevator in New Ulm, MN. I wouldn't have guessed that these EMD products from the mid-1950's would outlast the iconic bins,... (more)

Recently repaired and repainted Milwuakee Road 32A rests after leading the Twin Cities & Western's 30th anniversary employee special west into Glencoe, MN.

It's always a treat to see an RCPE train west of Tracy in good light. With a grain shuttle train tied down on the siding at Florence, the RCPE's Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD manifest is continuing we... (more)

A westbound RCPE train gets underway out of Tracy behind 7 locomotives. The last three are HLCX GP38-2's headed to Huron, SD for some work.

A passing Canadian Pacific freight helped my kids and I pass the time as we awaited the arrival of the eastbound Empire Builder to take us to Wisconsin Dells for a fun day out on Memorial Day week... (more)

Westbound train 299 rolls north along the Detroit Lakes Sub at Henning, MN behind a rebuilt SD9043MAC, now an SD70ACU. They've been around for a little while, but this is the first one of these re... (more)

As a single locomotive waits for congestion ahead at Dilworth Yard to clear, an eastbound unit train of dried distiller's grain approaches Moorhead Jct where it will turn from the former Northern ... (more)

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train operating from Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD passes the former Chicago & North Western depot in Sleepy Eye, MN on a beautiful March evening. The lead loc... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train gets underway after doing some work at the elevator in North Redwood, MN. The small stone marker includes a plaque honoring Richard W. Sears of Sears & Roebuck fame. ... (more)