The first of a 3 train parade heads south through Andover, Mn. Three in a row is a pretty rare occurrence on this line, so when the dispatcher told a northbound train they were meeting three sout... (more)

After a long stretch of rain and clouds, the sun finally gives way to a nice foreign surprise. The train, behind all CN power, glides toward Northtown yard, thus ending its run on the Staples Sub... (more)

My first trip down the "River" was greeted with an eastbound DM&E train led by a couple oldies.

It's March 2010, and a good old fashioned SD40-2 is leading a fellow EMD on a 7,400 ft long manifest. Here its about to cross McKay Ave and climb a hill over the Former BN and back down the other ... (more)

After meeting its counterpart about a mile back, a lone GE has the 198 train back up to speed. Those dead, capped off CITX units are back with a vengeance. This weekend alone i spotted about 7 o... (more)

An early morning manifest heads toward Glenwood yard.

An EMD dash 2 with some nose work leads another EMD out of Brooten.

Five units head a westbound toward the small town of Barrett, Mn.

Two dash 2's 5957 and 5947 idle away just outside Glenwood Yard. The train arrived at 0855, and remained parked there until the yard crew brought it in, somewhere around 1500 hours. Even though ... (more)

CP 9802 and two other GE's head up this mornings 292 train just east of Barrett.

A lengthy 490 passes through downtown Alexandria.

As far as terrain goes, northern Minnesota is pretty flat and boring, so catching a train on a curve is pretty rare, at least for this particular area.

After successfully navigating the BNSF diamond just north of town, The 785 is accelerating out of Detroit Lakes under county road 6.

After spending the night on the Bemidji Spur, the 2nd of nine windmill trains accelerates south out of Plummer to Glenwood Yard.

SOO 4451 leads the 291 east through Detroit Lakes.