A fitting scene for Veterans Day as the Grand Rapids Local makes a set-out in Cloquet before heading west. A hearty thank you to all active and retired military personnel.
The Grand Rapids local pulls into the Sappi Fine Paper yard and the four person crew works together and sets out a cut of cars before continuing west towards their namesake destination town of Gra... (more)
Evening drop under light makes the colors on the rebuilt ex-ATSF SD45-2 5643 now BNSF SD40-2R almost glow while the four person crew takes the siding to wait for a eastbound train before they can ... (more)
With some rain coming, the engineer, conductor, trainer and the trainee on the Rapids local hurries to drop off the cut of cars for the Sappi paper plant and re-assemble their train before taking ... (more)
Just as the sun is almost to the horizon, the Grand Rapids Local job makes a brief stop in the small town of Carlton, MN to make a single car pick-up from a local industry before continuing on the... (more)