MNLTR 01 sits in Dupo yard with a B40-8 fresh out of UP's Jenks Shops and a Ex. Espee tunnel motor, making for a nice lashup. The engineer is waiting for the conductor to return so they can finish... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: Power for the Rogers Remote Job and the Springdale Job rest at the shops, their respective crews not on duty yet.

After leaving Lackland yard with its short four car train, the CMR's Union job rumbles across the bridge in CC Park on its way out to Chesterfield. Canon 350D.

Amtrak 304 roars through Kirk Jct. with people bound for their holiday destinations. Happy Holidays everybody!

With a friendly wave from the RCL operator, 728 backs over Cheauteau St. and back into the yard. Canon 350D.

With the tranquil Meramec River in the foreground, AASFX thunders across the bridge heading towards Eureka on its journey west. Canon 350D.

The dispatcher has her hands full running single track from Webster to Dozier, here an eastbound coal drag has cleared Webster (track one to track two) and the westbound manifest can now procede. ... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: No longer on the roster, MNNR 314 heads back to the Commercial roundhouse after switching Midway Yard. The high hood GE is actually a yard slug, T-3, and MNNR 314 is f... (more)

With a crispness in the air just before sunrise, C424 number 34 stands at the ready next to the A&M's new shops. 34 is RC equipped and is the normal unit on the remote job. Canon 350D.

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, shoves a... (more)

This UP manifest waits for a signal through Dupo yard on a somewhat unmanicured ROW. I don't think I've ever seen a main line with this many weeds. Canon 350D. 75-300mm.

Remembering the Manny: As seen from a passing UP local (LSE57 - DeSoto Local), MRS 257 goes about switching the Budwiser brewery yard. These cars are filled with beer being shipped nation w... (more)

UP's olympic torch unit, the 2002, and two other SD70M bretheren wait by the yard tower in Dupo for the crew to arrive. This is the power for UP IDUSE 26. The 2002 is just as hard to catch as any ... (more)

Saved!: After picking up the trailing SD30ECO, H20 finally departs La Crescent for La Crosse with sufficient horsepower to move the tonnage. But not after having problems getting the SD30 t... (more)

Hennepin Job: After finishing the days work, Job 52 heads across the BNSF St. Paul Sub at Park Jct. They are heading for the yard at Midway where they will put the train away and take the p... (more)