One of several meets in this location today.

A couple SD40-2s work part of Northtown.

All-rail taconite train runs through Newport, MN

A bright CP geep sits near the CP Shops in Saint Paul, MN. Note the mismatch number boards.

Years later wearing what's left of the Milwaukee Road paint scheme this SOO Bandit still works hard for the CP.

Three CSX units limp into Pig's Eye Yard. The second unit of this consist wasn't doing so well. Eventually the two lead units would be cut away so that the second unit could be taken into the shop... (more)

A string of mixed diesels (8 total with 2 wrapped around the curve) wait for their next assigned task.

My first attempt on the old SOO Line Bridge located between Little Falls and Royalton yields BNSF 5424 as it heads west. This train would stop a short distance later near Gregory and wait for a co... (more)

A mixed freight heads west into the direct sunlight.

A string of auto racks head to the west through Prescott WI, just feet away from crossing the lift bridge.

The "Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety" makes an appearance in Saint Paul, MN. It's nice to see two bright CP Geeps on the point!

This is a shot I've wanted to get ever since I paid my first visit to the Newport Switch Tower back in February. You can hear a rumble for a great distance then trains seem to "magically" appear. ... (more)

Taken from the busy US HWY 2 overpass, two blue geeps take today's Cass Lake Local to the west. This train is leaving Bemidji behind and approaching Wilton within a couple of miles.