The Keenan local coming home about to shove into their yard as a northbound stack continues on.
CP 7020, one of five military units, leads CPKC train 243 over the Crow River in Rockford, with an NS dash 9 along for the ride as well. Down below, some local fisherman try their luck. Since Memo... (more)
The east local heads into Litchfield, passing the last GN era signal still standing on the Wayzata Sub, and maybe even in the entire state for that matter, guarding the east end of the siding. Wha... (more)
Finishing work at Howard Lake, the east local continues westbound, throttling up into Cokato.
Profile shot of an ex-SP unit, complete with lights. Photo by unknown, from my collection.
After meeting a northbound intermodal core train, CN loaded iron ore train U717 pulls out of the siding at the south end of Coons in Saginaw, Minnesota. Steam wafts off the cars as the freshly bak... (more)
In a winter wonderland comes five hundred ninety-eight axels.
A Southbound double stack train is seen on the Rainey Subdivision crossing Route 2 and above to pass over the Missabe at Munger.
Loaded taconite pellet train U789 is headed for Two Harbors on the Iron Range Subdivision. The train is passing through Biwabik and the remains of the DMIR yard and engine facilities that were onc... (more)
U789 is seen heading for Two Harbors with a loaded pellet train from Minntac. The train is crossing over the former DW&P, now the CN Rainey Sub at Ramshaw.
Late in the evening, after dumping ballast in Loretto, this rock train was seen here heading back to Humboldt, kicking up quite a storm.
After working Montrose, the east local heads to its next industry in Howard Lake.
Running later than usual, the Willmar east local heads westbound after running around their train in Delano siding.
An "all-rail" raw ore train is seen at Kelsey. These trains are used to export raw ore to interchange with other railroads.
