Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder has just departed St Paul Union Depot and is on its way to the next station stop in Red Wing MN.
Due to power issues, a cascade F59 was put on the point of #8. The conductor has just thrown the switches to head through the MNNR yard and into Midway station.
Two BN relics including a GP39-2 and a shoving platform still wearing cascade green, sit awaiting their next assignment at Northtown.
The conductor walks back to his well worn ex Conrail GE after throwing a switch.
A nice set of power including two patched Espee's lead by a pristine dash 9 with wings and low, black numberboards, is ready to depart Altoona with MALMCS.
Empty ballast train 3GPS crosses the Hastings Bridge with a matched elephant style trio of action red SD40-2s. The train is enroute to Waterloo WI for another load of ballast.
The Lehigh Valley Heritage unit leads a colorful consist and loaded oil cans east.
A pair of former Oakway SD60s lead L506 over the 2,682 foot long Arcola High Bridge. Movements over this bridge in favorable light take place just a few times per year at most.
Shoving back into Pigs Eye with the conductor on the point of caboose #94.
The units used to switch out the Midway Intermodal Facility comes through Saint Anthony, passing some idling GP40's. The 1896 set has empty intermodal equipment in tow.
CPKC I70, the Wabasha Patrol, snakes along the Mississippi River with an overhauled SD40-2 and 52 grain loads for Red Wing.
Four former CSX SD70Ms lead MALSS west across the UP Altoona Sub. UP has recently started leasing former CSX AC6000CWs and SD70Ms from Progress Rail Leasing in order to help alleviate their power ... (more)
A trio of Espees bring ALMCS west on the Altoona Sub. The units were the unpatched SP 144 and the patched UP 6210 and 6175.
Yard job YAA60R takes some head room out onto the main at Altoona.
A patched Cotton Belt GP60 leads LTS82 back east with a pair of empty centerbeams and the HLCX 1054 trailing.
