A difference of more than a decade, part 2: another GP38-2 is seen leading a westbound grain train at the Barrett bridge. This time it's a KCS locomotive in Southern Belle paint, however. CTC was ... (more)

A difference of more than a decade, part 1: back in June 2012, a former Soo Line GP38-2 is in charge of a westbound continuously welded rail train on Canadian Pacific's Elbow Lake Subdivision, see... (more)

North Shore Mining's 0500 loaded train heads south from the mines near Babbitt to the taconite plant and dock on Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN, seen at the well-known "pond" near the township of... (more)

Even though it's a holiday for most people, Memorial Day morning still finds quite a bit of activity happening at BNSF's yard in Willmar, MN. Things to see include some older EMD power on a local ... (more)

Three RRVW locomotives rest in the yard at Breckenridge.

Two GE's lead an intermodal train around the sweeping curve at Lake Park on a pristine spring morning.

Seeing a KCS GP38-2 in the Southern Belle scheme leading a road train was a nice change of pace from the usual parade of GE's on the CPKC across Minnesota. They're laying down a bit of a smokescre... (more)

After waiting on an eastbound train to pass, two four axle locomotives work to get a westbound grain train underway out of the siding at Hoffman.

A southbound BNSF train is reflected in the Redwood River as it climbs through Camden State Park near Lynd, MN. It's working hard up to the top of the Coteau des Prairie (prairie highlands) and ha... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train picks up some cars from the elevator in Delhi (that's dell-hi, not dell-ee), MN as the sun sets on a blustery evening. The jointed rail dates to the early part of th... (more)

A westbound RCPE train rolls through the hills of the Buffalo Ridge south of Lake Benton, MN. It used to require a good deal of luck to get a train out here in daylight, but with this train regula... (more)

I know people probably don't think of steep hills when they think of southwest Minnesota, but there are several places where trains face some fairly substantial grades on BNSF's Marshall Subdivisi... (more)

Bathed in some of the last light of a nice spring evening, a heavy southbound BNSF grain train has been working hard for over an hour since leaving Marshall as they climb the hill up to the top of... (more)

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's tri-weekly train from the Union Pacific at Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD crosses the Redwood River and climbs toward the Minnesota State Highway 23 and BNSF Marshall Sub... (more)

Two SD70ACe's are leading a BNSF coal train at Wahpeton, ND. They're bound for Superior, WI, but are headed northwest at the moment as they turn toward Moorhead at Wahpeton Jct. This routing seems... (more)