A pair of GEs brings an eastbound ethanol train into Willmar for a crew change on one of the main tracks as several EMDs sit in the yard on other various assignments. They may not rule the mainlin... (more)

Westbound oil empties cruise around one of the curves between Lake Park and Hawley with a SD70ACe leading the way.

BNSF 5763 is a decade old, but it was at least recently washed and looking pretty good as it leads a stack train westbound toward Dilworth.

Four P42s put on a good smoke show as they accelerate the eastbound Empire Builder out of Detroit Lakes.

The sun is quickly rising into the summer sky and working to burn off some patchy fog near Hawley as a Q train heads for Dilworth.

A little wading required to get to this spot, but well worth it on a nice summer morning as eastbound coal loads behind a pair of SD70ACe's rush across the Crow Wing River near Motley.

The longest Empire Builder I've personally seen climbs through the Lake Park curves on a perfect summer morning behind four locomotives.

The sun is below the horizon and a waxing crescent moon is not far behind as an eastbound CP train rushes past the intermediate signals west of Brooten.

The train pictures have been few and far between for me lately. A couple of GEVOs finding a hole in the clouds near Belgrade was good enough for me to pull over and dust the camera off.

A westbound blasts through Brooten behind a pair of AC4400CWs. The last time I took a picture here was back in early March after a snowstorm when the windchill was well below zero. more)

My first evening climb up the Belgrade Co-op elevator of 2015 yields a nice view of an eastbound crude oil train at sunset as it rolls through town and heads for a meet at Murray just east of here... (more)

An eastbound crude oil train reflects the setting sun as it rolls into Belgrade on a beautiful spring evening, viewed from the top of the Belgrade Co-op elevator with permission.

Due to a bridge fire and derailment in northern Minnesota, some CN traffic is being diverted from Chicago to Winnipeg on the Canadian Pacific. The first detour train to use the CP across Minnesot... (more)

The last westbound in a small parade heads toward Glenwood in nice evening light on a gorgeous spring day.

An area high school softball team has stopped for a celebratory treat at the locally famous Red Onion as CP keeps intermodal traffic moving through town toward Vancouver.