Minnesota Commercial's lone Montreal M420W shoves the Bayport job into Midway Yard under a cloud of smoke. It's rare to catch this beast leading a train.

The Empire Builder leaves downtown St. Paul departing Union Depot 48 minutes late bound for Red Wing amongst other destinations along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Empire Builder, just a touch late.

MNNR B23-7 #44 sits at the sanding tower, taking on some sand while I look on from within the Minnesota Commercial yard in Saint Paul, MN while taking a tour of the yard on a mostly sunny, but co... (more)

A pair of ECOs bringing a transfer job into the yard at St.Paul.

The dash 8 leading the Empire Builder was a total surprise as it rounded the wye at Merriam Park and took the switch over Prior Avenue and past the "Merriam Park" station sign. I was expect... (more)

: MNNR B23-7 #43 eases past me on its way to the turntable and roundhouse while I look on from within the Minnesota Commercial yard in Saint Paul, MN while taking a tour of the yard on a mostly su... (more)

One of BNSF's newest additions. an ES44C4 leads a unit grain train past Dayton's Bluff on a balmy Spring Sunday.

After a brief passenger stop at St. Paul Union Depot, the Empire Builder is on its way again, passing under the signal bridge at Hoffman Avenue as it heads towards Chicago.

After a brief stop, the Empire Builder rolls past the scale house at Midway heading for its scheduled stop at St. Paul Union Depot.

The scrap job has a hold of 8 engines as a result of picking up power from a yarded train. Work on the new road alongside Dunn yard is picking up pace, dump trucks and equipment are everywhere, ma... (more)

Late in the morning, the Northfield job heads towards the interchange with Progressive Rail. Here it is seen crossing Plato Ave with the St. Paul skyline. Taken while off duty, wearing full PPE.

After waiting for CP to clear Robert St, TCW pulls past Western Ave against the industrial backdrop of the Kellogg facility. They will drop the CP and UP engines here at UP's yard before continuin... (more)

MNNR 75 & 35 pull through St. Anthony Junction

The TCW waits patiently at Robert St. for CP job H24 to clear Robert St. with cars for the UP at State St. TCW will then head to Western Ave to pick up cars from the UP. Taken while off duty, wear... (more)