Train 298 has a few special guests tagging along. Once stored in Canada, two SD40-2F's and a regular SD40-2 take one last trip. Word is these are headed for the scrapper in Chicago. In todays cons... (more)

After a late start, UP 3985 is finally underway, sneaking up on a few of us at this particular location.

A trio of GE's belch out some nice smoke as they near the top of the hill. There's a slight roller coaster effect as the tracks cross county road 36, just north of Miltona.

With a mid December snowstorm in full force, the local grabs a wedge plow before picking up the rest of their train just south of here.

Train 2471 runs its final miles on the Tracy sub before it heads from a crew change in Tracy, MN. As part of the deal, CP sold 50+ ICE units to the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern to use on their ne... (more)

With 17 cars from the Geneseo elevator, a pair of ex-BN, ex-WC SD45's bring their train past a cemetery, and into Lidgerwood to make an 84 car pickup.

Near the end of their run from BNSF's Dilworth Yard, to the Hoot Lake power plant in Fergus Falls, a pair of veteran GP18's traverse some residential neighborhood on the towns northwest end.

A short train of tanks heads east, just west of the small town of Adrian, MN, on track laid in 1876.

The Southern Pacific Daylight glides past the former Northern Pacific depot at Little Falls, Minnesota on its way to Minneapolis for a layover. The loco puts on a nice smoke show for the small gr... (more)

The cloud line sat right over Breckenridge, MN. Just long enough to get some nice RRV&W power sitting at the terminal. Looks like the 309 will be waiting out the summer as it sits with its siste... (more)

A shot I've had my eye on for quite some time. I think the light would be perfect here for morning westbounds. Until that happens, a snowy mid-April shot will have to do. Since the Great Northe... (more)

After several days of excursions on Red River Valley & Western trackage, to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Milwaukee Road 261 and its entourage head for home along BNSF's former Great Northern ... (more)

After a hefty mid-winter snowstorm, a pair of veteran SOO SD60's and their train 2-491 have the honors of clearing the way. At 40 mph, the snow ridge doesn't stand a chance

What was sure to be a missed opportunity turned out to be successful. This morning, i heard of a light locomotive from Thief River Falls was to pick up a geometry car in Detroit Lakes and bring i... (more)

Like the saying goes, "what goes around....usually gets turned around in Winnipeg and set back south." As is the case with these SOO units. They brought the 491 north on Sunday, and are now makin... (more)