Built in 1967 for the Milwaukee Road, this Soo bandit is still seen some 40 years later passing in front of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. plant in Rochester, MN along the former CGW right of ... (more)

Serving one of its larger customers in the area, the Rochester local switches out coil cars for McNeilus Steel in Dodge Center, MN.

After doing some drift busting out west this crew has finally reached their destination. Just off camera a transport van waits for the crew to tie down just outside Waseca city limits. Intense f... (more)

An eastbound freight rounds the bend as it makes its way into St. Charles, MN. The crew has another 20 miles before they will reach their destination and change crews at Winona, MN.

A DM&E mixed freight roars by a small Minnesota farm as it heads east towards Winona. These horses seem to be well accustomed to the passing trains seeing as they never even bothered to lift thei... (more)

After holding for a northbound, CP 5919 and Soo 6045 head south in the evening sun through Minnesota City. After a slow day along the CP River Sub this was a pleasant surprise and a great way to ... (more)

Expecting to see the maroon and gold of TC&W, I was instead greeted with an IC&E locomotive heading up empty ethanols. Thanks to Mike Bargmann for the clarification on this rare siting. The CP-T... (more)

Only one of these three locomotives is on its home rails. Two leased units sandwich the familiar blue and gold on this westbound unit ethanol as it waits on the DM&E mainline. This was one of f... (more)

Standing atop MTM's GP7 this is the view one gets of Jackson Street's turntable and roundhouse. With the days work coming to an end, the employees of Jackson Street are now looking forward to thei... (more)

Three SD40-2's and the Rochester local (GP40) lead this mixed freight west out of Kasson, MN. This westbound would meet with a waiting eastbound (just beyond my right shoulder) and continue on to... (more)

The sun finds an opening on the horizon just as the crew of this trio of SD40-2's approaches the east end of the Dodge Center siding, treating them to a beautiful winter sunset.

A pair of sparkling clean ES44AC's and an SD75M pull out of Northtown Yard and head south on a beautiful February afternoon.

Two GP38-2's lead a mixed freight past Milwaukee 261's shop. Top left is the former Bunge Grain Elevator which will eventually be converted into condos/apartments.

Having struck out the three previous days I was pleased to see this trio of SD40-2's leading an ethanol consist on my last day home for Christmas. Funny thing is, it was my mom who heard the horn... (more)

The Minnesota Transportation Museum's SD9 rounds the bend near milepost 45 with its "Pumpkin Train" in tow on a gorgeous fall afternoon. The "Pumpkin Train" departed Osceola every hour and ran to... (more)