The Madison to Madison (Illinois to South Dakota) fertilizer heads west into Willmar. Since we are west of CP 98, the train is off the Wayzata Sub and is now traversing the Morris Sub.

A former BN locomotive still in Cascade Green paint switches cars at the west end of Willmar Yard.

A trio of EMD locomotives sit on the servicing tracks in Willmar as yet more snow falls on an early March day. A GE can be seen getting a spin on the turntable in the distance on the left.

3 Geeps sit adjacent to the sand tower at Willmar.

A pair of four axle locomotives rest from their duties on the servicing tracks in Willmar, MN.

A lone GP40X sits in the yard at Willmar MN.

An eastbound manifest weaves its way into the former Great Northern division point of Willmar, MN on a nice summer morning. A bulkhead flat on the adjacent track allows some sunlight to fall on th... (more)

Back in March 2017, a pair of Montana Rail Link locomotives were sent east from Montana to pay back some horsepower hours to the BNSF. On their way back west from Minneapolis, they were put at the... (more)

Big changes in the former Great Northern division point town of Willmar, MN. A southbound BNSF unit grain train waits for a fresh crew at the south end of the new connector between the Morris Subd... (more)

I usually try to see a train on my birthday, and 2020 was no exception. I lucked into seeing a westbound working in the yard at Willmar, headed up by a nice looking SD75M. Our family would then co... (more)

A former Burlington Northern SD40-2 still in Cascade Green paint is paired with a former Santa Fe GP60M that has been repainted as they sit on the servicing tracks in Willmar.

A pair of EMD locomotives rest between assignments on the roundhouse lead on a nice fall Saturday in Willmar.

The crew of the Aberdeen local build their train as heavy snow falls on top of them at Willmar yard.

A trio of GE's backs toward their train before departing Willmar westbound on a nice June evening. The 4331 seems to be suffering from a bit of an identity crisis when it comes to its paint scheme... (more)

The Marshall local heads north into Willmar late in the morning.