Back in 2021, the last 2 Missabe maroon units on the CN were paired together for switching duty in Prcotor yard, seen here late on a cool fall evening, as a stunning sunset ensues.

An empty rock train bound for Ortonville clicks and clacks over the jointed rail on the Twin Cities and Western.

The east local picks up a cut of cars at the Grove City elevator, while the conductor keeps an eye from outside of the train.

Missabe Miracle… high fives went all around the St. Louis River Road bridge In Proctor, MN on June 6, 2022 as the 17:00 E Lead job kicks cars at DMIR’s old Proctor yard in golden hour sun with... (more)

In the flat Red River valley, a few miles east of the Minnesota/North Dakota border, lies the tiny town of Nashua, MN. Unremarkable to most people (aside from the 67 residents, I suppose), it sits... (more)

It's always a treat to watch a listen to trains climb uphill and around the curves at Lake Park, MN. An eastbound empty grain train fits the bill nicely on a beautiful Memorial Day morning.

A westbound autorack train descends the grade toward the Red River valley on the former Northern Pacific, seen east of Hawley, MN.

A southbound BNSF train snakes through the rolling countryside of southwest Minnesota on a nice spring afternoon.

Sun filled late summer afternoon and an empty ore train heading for a load time at the mine.

Sunny day along the Missabe.

The snow is falling as an empty for the Minorca mine glides along.

After stopping to pick up a long cut of cars from the siding at Cobden, a westbound RCPE trackage rights train accelerates toward Springfield in some of the last light of a long late spring day.

The tranquility of a Saturday evening in small town Minnesota is briefly disturbed by the passage of a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern trackage rights train. The red wood structure in the d... (more)

CN 2041 navigates the chicane between Iron Jct. and Wolf along the double track portion of the Missabe Sub.

With work done for the day, the east local has a straight shot westbound back to home base in Willmar.