The eastbound Empire Builder leaves Saint Paul behind as they head along the Mississippi River
A detoured "CN M36241 27 (basically B790)" leaves Saint Paul behind. CN ES44DC 2297, IC C40-8W 2457 are pulling 118 Nutrien potash loads with CN C40-8W 2167 + IC SD70 1012 shoving on the... (more)
The Shakopee pulls for headroom in the process of putting cars away in UPs yard as the sun pops out for an instant on an otherwise fully cloudy day.
OTVR 181 brings a transfer freight past Hoffmann Avenue in October of 1991.
Minnesota Transportation Museum's former Great Northern SDP40 #325 sits on the turntable of the Jackson Street Roundhouse. The locomotive was temporarily patched as its old self, BN 6399. The unit... (more)
"Soo Line" 559 poses at Union Depot while on display for the 2018 edition of 'Train Day.' The ex-Rock Island GP7 has been out of service for four years undergoing engine rehabilitation a... (more)
Last light at Division Street finds an empty Alma coal train preparing to climb the hill with a nice set of all EMD power.
Night photo shoot at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Roundhouse in conjunction with the St Paul Union Depot's Train Day. Lighting by Steve Smedley
CP H15 heads back to St. Paul as light power with an eccentric mix of locomotives. SOO 4598 is the last candy apple red SOO unit on the CP roster and has certainly seen better days. The two middle... (more)
BN 7854 passes thru the bluffs at Hoffmann Ave in St. Paul, MN in October of 1991. A CNW coal train, led by SD18 6627, waits for it's turn to proceed.
A CP yard job takes headroom on the elevated mainline through downtown Saint Paul with a pair of SD40 model locomotives. Locomotives:CP 5105 SD40-3CP 6000 SD40-2
Hoffman Ave. is a busy place in August 1991 with a pair of CNW freight transfers waiting to make their moves out to joint trackage with BN and SOO along Dayton Bluff in St. Paul. The power shows o... (more)
Matched SD-60s head up Short Line Hill