A westbound Twin Cities & Western train finds a hole in the clouds just east of Danube as it rocks and rolls its way along the former Milwaukee Road mainline west of Minneapolis.
With several local jobs fanning out in all directions on most weekdays, Willmar continues to be a haven for older EMDs. A couple of sets of them sit near the sanding tower on a nice fall afternoo... (more)
On the 20th anniversary of the BNSF merger, the BN logo is still on the sanding tower and some Cascade Green locomotives are still beneath it at Willmar, MN.
The weekday local out of Willmar is always a good bet to find on this stretch of the Marshall Sub in the afternoon. It didn't disappoint again on this day with three EMDs roaring under the overpa... (more)