Progressive Rail Santa Train makes its way along Old Shakopee Road between stops for the children to see Santa.

PGR switcher #36 (Ex-Soo 1400) moves card loads of American Gypsum board at the Progressive Rail Distribution facility.

No. 40 leads the Northfield Turn out of Lakeville.

No. 40 kicks up a little snow running through a drift near Lakeville.

Progressive's EMD SW1500 No. 38 is painted in MN&S colors, but is actually ex-Great Northern No. 209. It's used on the old Milwaukee Road line between Egan and the UP interchange at Rosemount.

SD39 No. 40, in MN&S colors, with the daily Northfield-Lakeville turn. Here the train is heading back towards Northfield in the early afternoon hours. Progressive keeps their units spotless, eve... (more)

Progressive's SD38-2 No. 42 shoving its train into PGR headquarters (note the "Ship by Rail" on the smokestack). This unit was built for Reserve Mining as their No. 1242.

Progressive's SD39 No. 40 ambles towards Northfield on the return trip from Lakeville. This unit was built for the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern in 1968 and worked this very line in regular ... (more)

Painted in the former colors of the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, this SW1500 is assigned to the Wisconsin Northern in Wisconsin.

PGR's Santa Express arrives in Richfield with Mr. & Mrs. Claus and a caboose full of wide eyed kids.

It's not even noon yet and the temp is already in the 90s as the Lakeville turn enters the Spine Line for a trip across town to their yard. The track in the foreground is the former CGW McIntire ... (more)

The Northfield Local returns with nine cars from storage in Randolph. This train runs to Randolph as needed, usually once or twice a week.

The Progressive Rail crew goes about switching duties in Rosemount.

Progressive Rail's turn to Lakeville heads north out of Northfield to head up the former Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern main line. SD39 40 is ex-MN&S 40, while behind it is ex-Reserve Mining S... (more)

Plugged in for the weekend, #74 pinch hits for the usual power.