A mixed bag of power heads an eastbound freight between Barrett and Hoffman. Anybody wanting to railfan the CP in western Minnesota need to check this section of the Elbow Lake sub out, as there ... (more)

The SOO 6025 leads a leased GE and a CP SD40-2 out of Barrett and past trees that are starting to show some green.

A westbound one unit wonder approaches Barrett as a semi keeps pace on MN 55.

The tri-weekly wayfreight from Glenwood, MN to Enderlin, ND is making good time behind a lone EMD.

Five units head a westbound toward the small town of Barrett, Mn.

For much of the last year, it was impossible to grab a shot of a train that matched this bridge.

CP 9802 and two other GE's head up this mornings 292 train just east of Barrett.

A pair of Soo Line veterans kick up some powder as they fly west through the prairie.

The hot CP 198 cruises east under an overpass. Those in attendance on that bridge are Bryant Kaden and Mike Vandenberg.

The second unit on this grain train brought a smile to my face on this very cold first of the year.

The only AC4400 i know that's sporting the dual flag livery....literally

After some work in Barrett, 298 heads east for a meet with 293 at Hoffman before continuing to Glenwood.

Close on the tail of 298, 498 heads toward Hoffman to wait for 497 to leave Glenwood.

Seen from a rural overpass between Hoffman and Barrett, a westbound grain train makes its way through the farmland of west central Minnesota. Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Barrett, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: CP 8883
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 30, 2009