The Empire Builder departs St. Paul Union Depot on-time bound for other points along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, and eventually Chicago in the afternoon.

The Empire Builder speeds through Vermillion making good time from St. Paul to Red Wing.

The Empire Builder hauls out of the Twin Cites eastbound through the Red Rock signals in Newport with the full high season consist and the Amtrak Exhibit Train. Next stop is Red Wing in ab... (more)

The Friend of 261 make a special move through of their equipment from Minneapolis Junction to St. Paul Union Depot for the upcoming weekend's "Depot Days." MILW 261 is among other trains... (more)

The Empire Builder continues its eastward journey out of St. Paul along the Mississippi River. In 50 or so minutes it will make a brief stop in Red Wing. What a beautiful day to enjoy the... (more)

The Empire Builder speeds along the River Subdivision through the signals at Blackbird East only a few minutes out of Red Wing.

WSOR 3811 and another Watco colleague switch out cars at the United Cooperative elevator in Horicon, holding up another WSOR job from either Oshkosh or Markesan on the main just up the line.

WSOR 101 is grouped together with two of Wisconsin & Southern's MP15ACs in the yard at Horicon.

The Empire Builder cruises at the posted track speed of 79 mph past Fall River making good time westward through Wisconsin and points west.

A pair of Minnesota Commercial locomotives ease their train back into the A Yard through St. Anthony Junction.

A BNSF unit grain train heads eastbound over the Canadian Pacific River Subdivision at the Red Rock signals.

The Minnesota Commercial hauls back to the MNNR A Yard from New Brighton seen here at Doswell Ave./Park Junction.

The Empire Builder loans power from BNSF, limping the train eastbound over six hours late into Saint Paul.

The Roseport coke job approaches the South Saint Paul yard led by a former SOO SD60 and one of CP's Vancouver Olympics-painted locomotives. It will be fairly smooth sailing from South Saint Paul ... (more)

MRI 2829 leads a four pack of former UP tunnel motors and a Santa Fe inspired GP 35 west from Thief River Falls into the low winter sun bound for North Dakota.