Milwaukee Road 261 has just arrived at the "North Pole" with the 4:30 North Pole Express. From this angle, only the Christmas lights on the cab give away the fact that 261 has been deco... (more)

A sharp looking H4 Triclops SD60M leads the BN-CP Transfer through Red Rock, as they head out to Red Rock with their CP delivery.

The TC&W St. Paul Turn thunders through St. Anthony as they head for CP St. Paul Yard.

3 SD40Ns and a GP15-1 pull a nearly 100 car long YSPMP out of East Minneapolis. The UPY 654 is pinch hitting for one of the SD40Ns usually assigned for this job.

YSPMP makes their way back to South St. Paul with a great looking quad pack of EMDs for power. The YSPMP is UP's transfer job that runs between South St. Paul and East Minneapolis. UPY 654 is pinc... (more)

Night photo of Coke loads

After dropping off their UP cars in East Minneapolis, the TCW makes the short hop over to the Minnesota Commercial with 6 cars.

The TCW heads back to Hopkins after interchanging with the CP in Saint Paul. This job typically rates three units, so it is pretty unusual to see them with a 5 unit consist.

Canadian Pacific sends their Union Pacific transfer across the Mississippi River in St. Paul, MN.

YSPMP crosses the Robert Street Lift Bridge with a good looking quad set of SD40Ns for power. Nice that there were some stacks on the headend as well.

A newer SD70AH and GP60 stand by as UP 7759 departs from UP's Hoffman Avenue Yard in St. Paul, Minn.

Inconsistent Consist. On Sunday, August 1, 2021, Amtrak Train 8 (Empire Builder) was a few moments from arriving at the St. Paul, Minnesota station as it passed through downtown with 4 P42D... (more)

The St. Paul Turn departs CP St. Paul Yard on the return trip to Hopkins. The three GPs sounded good tackling the hill with about 5,000 tons in tow.

Canadian Pacific has just delivered cars to Union Pacific's Belt Yard, and is now setting out UP 6877. UP 1988, the Katy heritage unit, is waiting to depart for Altoona.

Sunday In St. Paul. Minnesota Commercial Railroad (MNNR) 58 (née-LMX 8581, B39-8E) and 84 (LMX 8543, B39-8E) assemble a manifest train near Transfer Road in St. Paul, Minnesota on the morn... (more)