New, about to be delivered by the CB&Q.

New, about to be delivered by the CB&Q.

NP Obs 390. No round-end observation car looked better.

TC&W waits its turn to head towards CP Pig Eye Yard.

Another four car Empire Builder comes down Short Line Hill heading for the bluff. Here it's seen at Chestnut Street in downtown St. Paul, MN.

The Empire Builder glides down Short Line Hill as the Union Pacific's G-DAMNSL 1-4A patiently waits for traffic and signals to clear.

Amtrak 808, a shortened Empire builder running between St. Paul and Chicago, roars past a set of Canadian Pacific hump power at Oakland. Heritage unit 156 is leading.

Amtrak's #808 at Midway Depot with lead engine in Heritage paint to celebrate Amtrak's 40th anniversary. The second train is #808 as well, having just come up from Chicago as #807

Amtrak's #808 at Midway Depot with lead engine in Heritage paint to celebrate Amtrak's 40th anniversary. Private car "Gritty Palace" is on the stub track

Fighting clouds all evening I was able to capture three moving trains at once! Just moments after this shot was taken the sun would go behind the storm clouds and then below the horizon for the n... (more)

It was a wild day weather wise in the Twin Cities Metro area. With a break in the clouds after dinner I decided to hit up a spot I haven't been to in nearly a year which just happens to be one of... (more)

Amtrak's #808 at Midway Depot with lead engine in Heritage paint to celebrate Amtrak's 40th anniversary .

Second unit is re-engined Baldwin switcher