One of the more interesting lashups I've ever seen along the CP: a former SOO SD60M leads a warbonnet, two other SD60 repaints, and an SD40-2. With a very short grain train in tow, they had very ... (more)

A detouring eastbound Q train is following Amtrak toward Minneapolis. It's getting up to track speed out of Willmar as it passes by the elevator in Kandiyohi, which according to a nearby sign is ... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder makes a rare appearance on its original GN routing between Fargo and Minneapolis due to a derailment near Wadena, MN. After picking up a new pilot crew for the Wayzat... (more)

A pair of Iowa Northern MPI locomotives haul a short train across the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo. I moved from Iowa to Minnesota in June of 2008 as floods were ravaging this area. It's har... (more)

The 461 idles in Bryant Yard with the passenger consist from Saturday's train to Iowa City for the Hawkeyes game.

A break in the snow and clouds allows for a beautiful sunset as a CP train heads toward Minneapolis.

As snow showers continue along with strong winds, two SD60s fly toward Glenwood with a short westbound, kicking up plenty of snow in their wake.

In the midst of a heavy snow shower, two trains meet at Murray just east of Belgrade, MN. A westbound is in the siding with two SD60s for power as an eastbound with a single GE up front and anoth... (more)

Two classic BN warriors bracket a switcher as they slug it out up the grade at Lake Park. It was a sweet sight and sound on a windy and sunny fall day.

The sun is well into the sky but still casting long shadows as oil empties behind three CSX locomotives enters the curves at Lake Park.

An eastbound behind a wonderful mix of power pounds across the CP diamonds in Detroit Lakes, seen from the US 59 overpass. I was pleased to see the searchlight signals still in place for now.

An eastbound stack train climbs the grade at Lake Park behind two BNSF and one CSX locomotives on a very windy but sunny fall afternoon.

A westbound empty oil train glides across the trestle east of Paynesville on a calm and peaceful Halloween afternoon. The buffer car is a Southern hopper. I took my first photograph at this loca... (more)

A priority stack train hustles through Belgrade on Halloween behind CP 8919.

The wayfreight heads west out of Belgrade as the cloud cover breaks up and the sun shines for the first time in a few days. An ex-Kennecott Copper unit, evidenced by the short fuel tank, leads th... (more)