A mixed bag of power heads an eastbound freight between Barrett and Hoffman. Anybody wanting to railfan the CP in western Minnesota need to check this section of the Elbow Lake sub out, as there ... (more)

After spending the night in the Glenwood Yard, the 785 train is on its way toward the twin cities, but not before stopping to check out some close clearances at Sedan. Though this train only can ... (more)

Though i didnt chase this one quite as far as the last, i still managed to catch another train of W10 windmill bases as they are on their way toward a stop at Glenwood. The grass has greened up i... (more)

Three SD40's and an SD60 head up todays 490.

Another stellar lashup heads a westbound at Hoffman. Unfortunately, they are held in the siding until an eastbound clears, which is still 50 miles away in North Dakota.

What looks great in front of 8,000 feet of train. Well, this.

Three SOO units give off quite a bit of heat as they near the top of the hill just north of Alexandria. The 490 departed Thief River Falls yard this morning at 0555 behind a stellar lashup.

After a brief stop in Hawley, we headed home in the last light of the day, having seen nearly 10 trains in a span of just a few hours. But before we could say goodbye to this great railfanning ho... (more)

Three gems head up an ethanol empty around a curve just west of Lake Park. Definitely worth the 100 mile trip. Kudos to Mike Vandenberg for driving.

A long heavy 496 throttles up out of Glenwood Yard, near the MP 115 defect detector. This one was putting out quite a bit of heat to get the 11,000 tons of train rolling.

CP 8810 is all alone with the 292 today as it heads east over a large steel bridge east of Hoffman.

A lengthy 490 heads east through Alex just before sunset on another beautiful late March day.

With upgrades to the track hampering "normal" traffic on the Detroit Lakes sub most of last year, this is the first time i've caught the actual wayfreight since. Something different also, the way... (more)

The first train of the day for me was the Empire Builder, which is making good time after its stop at Red Wing, Mn. Judging by the look of the front of the 188, it has come into contact with a fe... (more)