One of those moments where others might question my sanity: standing in the middle of the heaviest snowfall I've ever experienced just to see a train. I think it was worth it. Westbound train 49... (more)

An eastbound grain train passes an international truck resting on a frigid day in Brooten.

Two blue and yellow SD40-2s and SD60M repaint CP 6260 lead a ballast train toward Glenwood.

The first major snowstorm we've seen in over a year is well underway, forcing us to cancel Sunday morning worship services. The railroad keeps rolling, though, so I took a walk to the tracks to s... (more)

Another dusting of snow and some overnight fog has left a bright white coating on the Minnesota landscape. An eastbound crude oil train running 1x1 with a DPU on the rear dusts off some of the fr... (more)

Two Soo Line GPs shove the wayfreight onto the siding at Brooten.

The temperature is below zero on a crisp December morning as a bright red CP GEVO leads an eastbound train through Brooten.

The red paint of one of CP's newer units looks good flying through Brooten during one of the most intense parts of this early December snow storm.

A GEVO and a leased AC4400CW aren't missing a beat as they battle the snow through Brooten with an eastbound manifest.

A GP40 and a GP38-2, both still in Soo Line colors, are busy putting together some empty potash cars to take west. They'll get things together, then wait for the hot 198 train to come east before... (more)

Happy Thanksgiving from snowy Brooten, Minnesota! The railroad isn't taking the day off as a westbound CP train rolls through town during a heavy snow shower.

The exhaust of two GEs and a pair of SD40-2s reverberates off the sides of the old elevator in Brooten as an eastbound hustles through town.

An eastbound grain train blasts through Brooten on a foggy and misty fall morning.

A classic CP consist of four SD40-2s leads eastbound train 292 along State Highway 55 east of Glenwood. With GEs dominating most mainline freights through here, it's always a treat to see and hea... (more)

Led by SOO 4444, the wayfreight is shoving back into the siding to clear the main so other mainline traffic can pass. A water truck sits nearby, taking a break from the extensive street work goin... (more)