Five EMDs bring a manifest into Sioux City, Iowa on a nice June evening. The two older locomotives in the middle of the consist will eventually be set out in Worthington, MN as local power.

A single EMD leads an autorack train through the verdant Boyer River valley of western Iowa. In just a few minutes they will slow for a crew change at Missouri Valley before continuing west into ... (more)

As the sun sets on a beautiful spring day, a single Caterpillar powered GP15 chugs east out of Delhi with a string of cars loaded with corn. This former Minneapolis & St Louis line is now owned b... (more)

The westbound Watertown Local hustles across the placid waters of the Pomme de Terre River on a gorgeous spring morning. The usual assortment of rebuilt EMD power is in charge with a former GP30 ... (more)

A crude oil train rolls into town off of the Morris Sub, passing the former Great Northern station as various trains sit in the yard. It was a busy morning in Willmar!

A pair of EMD four axle units used as local power sits on one side of the mainline through Willmar, MN as a line of GE Dash 9s are in storage across the way in the yard. The last time I saw this ... (more)

A standard cab NS unit trails a BNSF Dash 9 on crude oil loads near Lincoln.

Two eastern visitors are in dynamic braking mode as they bring an eastbound CP train down the hill into Walnut Grove, MN. Just out of frame to the right, they will cross Plum Creek, made famous b... (more)

The BNSF's Marshall local heads back north toward Willmar behind a trio of older EMD power.

An ethanol train traverses the connection track between the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern and the BNSF's Marshall Subdivision north of Florence, MN. The second unit is one of the newer Tier 4 GEVO... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train operating on Minnesota Prairie Line track heads east through the scenic Minnesota River valley toward Morton with covered hoppers from one of the small towns on the f... (more)

Representing some of the newest power on the railroad, two freshly rebuilt and repainted TC&W GP38-2s approach the MN 23 overpass east of Granite Falls on a sunny Friday afternoon.

The Twin Cities & Western is busy at the west end of Renville as several crews get to work. One is taking this light power west toward Sacred Heart as another prepares to board the power on the m... (more)

The 1830 and 1568 quickly accelerate across the flat northwest Iowa farmland toward Worthington, MN after completing their work in Sheldon, IA. The snoot nosed UP 1830 is original to the UP roste... (more)

The conductor and engineer of UP's local from Worthington, MN quickly confer before backing up to pick up a cut of covered hoppers off of the CP's former DM&E at Sheldon. The UP 1830 looks fresh ... (more)