The Mankato to Aurora turn heads west on the Tracy Sub past the old CNW depot in S*eepy Eye (more context towards the end) on a very hot and muggy summer evening. As much as I like summer, I don't... (more)
Surrounded by the cornfields of west central Minnesota, a Twin Cities & Western train rolls along between Danube and Renville.
An eastbound train steps across the Redwood River on the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway bridge just west of North Redwood, MN back in July 2016. Keen-eyed observers will note that the trail... (more)
At sunset on a frigid winter day, four CAT powered locomotives bring just three cars through Renville, MN on the Twin Cities & Western's former Milwaukee Road mainline.
After spotting their boxcars onto the storage tracks with the others already there, the crew of the R901 job gives a roll by to the crew of the L594 job which is coming up from Two Harbors with so... (more)
After delivering limestone to the Minorca mine, IC 6255 is now heading home to Proctor on a nice fall afternoon.
CN 2918 comes south with a mixed freight near the peak of colored leaves season across NE Minnesota. Previously CN 2918 spent some time near here having been assigned to the ore pool moving taconi... (more)
The red signal indicates that there is nothing coming north from Two Harbors for a while, but all eyes were on the sky on this night.
After executing the perfect meet at the former DWP yard at Virginia with it's counterpart L567, DMIR 405 is rolling along towards their next stop for work at Keenan yard before going on to Proctor... (more)
Coming down the Casco Sub at mp 85 with loads of pellets, the other player in moving taconite in NE Minnesota is the BNSF which handles production from U.S. Steel's Keetac plant and Hibbing Taconi... (more)
The Lincoln to Northtown manifest passes by some colorful trees on its way east, brightening up this gloomy fall morning.
Colorful consists on CP are fairly norm now when DPU isn't involved since the CPKC deal happening, today all the power is on the head end in "conventional setup". The new crossovers in Dunn short... (more)
Coming off the CN Missabe Sub at Iron Jct., CN 2025 turns east for the southbound trip down the yard at Two Harbors with taconite pellets.
A pop of CN red amongst a forest of yellows.
Heading back to the mine for more taconite pellets.
