A pair of GEs kick out some exhaust as they power up out of a slow order. You can tell that the air temperature was -15 degrees this morning.
Dusk settles on a busy Willmar yard as priority merchandise snakes down main two for a crew change.
It's a GEVO convention in Atwater as priority merchandise cruises west past a grain train in the last light of the day.
After a few nights in the Dassel siding, the East Local finally returns to Willmar with 40 cars for the yard.
Grain empties for South Dakota finally depart Willmar after a morning of troubles with the DP unit.
Grain loads from Sioux City, IA pull down main two as empties prepare to depart off main one.
The crew of this westbound stack train is about to take notice of the railfan convention on the bridge above them.
Grain loads for Interbay, WA cruise through Hawley behind the one of a kind yellow logo.
A Sunday morning Northstar commuter train kicks up the fresh snow as it heads for Mpls.
Coal empties from Wisconsin head west through one of the many 60mph stretches on the Wayzata Sub.
Merchandise from Minot, ND kicks up some powder as it heads east for Northtown.
New leads old on the daily merchandise train from St. Paul as they approach the Glenwood yard.
The second unit on this grain train brought a smile to my face on this very cold first of the year.
After a long wait at Hoffman, 198 is quickly up to track speed as it passes over the Chippewa River.
A newer member of the BNSF family dusts off the rails with priority merchandise from Laurel, MT.
