A westbound departs Willmar on the Morris Sub behind a faded Warbonnet, curving away from Sioux City Line Jct and aligning itself for the run northwest toward Morris, Breckenridge, and eventually ... (more)

A visit to Willmar usually yields a few interesting railroad sights. April Fools Day 2014 was no exception. Here, a leased SD9043MAC sits with a couple of GE's on one of the servicing tracks. T... (more)

A rainy and dreary day keeps us in the car, but it can't dampen the spirits of young and old alike who have turned out to see the famous steam locomotive my three year old affectionately calls "th... (more)

Seeing these units from one of the final orders of locomotives delivered to the Santa Fe before the merger is always bittersweet. Nineteen years ago this was the pride of the Superfleet.

A trio of EMD power brings an empty hopper train into Willmar for a crew change on a bright spring morning. The tracks in the foreground lead to the locomotive servicing area.

A pair of SD60Ms wait by the sanding tower in Willmar, probably the power for one of the locals out of town, as a jet leaves a contrail overhead on a cool early spring day. With a small BNSF patc... (more)

It sure would be nice for this rotary to see some action before winter is through. Our last major snowfall a week and a half ago brought it out of Northtown to Willmar in anticipation of plowing ... (more)

A couple of GP38-2's await their next assignment at the east end of the turntable in BNSF's Willmar MN yard.

An "in your face" shot of BNSF 2264 departing Willmar with grain empties destined for storage on the Browns Valley Sub west of Alberta, MN.

A nice looking SD40-2 is working on a cut of cars in the snow at Willmar. This picture was taken from a public grade crossing and the train was moving away from me.

A rebuilt GP30 is on the head end of a westbound empty grain train sitting on Main 2 just west of the yard office in Willmar. The prospect of chasing this good looking unit west on a crystal clea... (more)

A single GE leads a unit tank train through Sioux City Line Jct and onto the Marshall Sub. Two more units are shoving on the end of the train. The loaded coal cars on the right are for the munic... (more)

BNSF 2270 and BNSF 2280, both GP38-2s, rest in Willmar, MN.

With the moon visible overhead, a gaggle of GEs sits on the Willmar servicing tracks. Sure, all of this is common as dirt on the BNSF right now, but maybe this shot will get better with age.

After a relatively quick trip across the Wayzata Sub from Minneapolis, the Virginian heritage unit pulls into Willmar. They'll pause for a fresh crew and fuel before continuing west toward Aberde... (more)