Milwaukee Road 261 and the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train meet for the first time at St. Paul Union Depot. What a sight this was!

Four GE's from BNSF and CSXT lead an oil train eastbound through the triangle of track at Division and slows for a signal at Hoffman all while the St. Paul Skyline stands tall in the background.

Milwaukee Road 261 departs St. Paul Union Depot with the 1:30 North Pole Express. Friends of 261 and BNSF are operating steam-powered trains out of the Union Depot this holiday season. The trips... (more)

The Empire Builder starts its decent down Short Line Hill which extends from Merriam Park to Chestnut Street along the former Milwaukee Road right-of-way through St. Paul.

Milwaukee Road 261 has just arrived at St. Paul Union Depot, becoming the first steam locomotive into the station since its reopening earlier this year. The last steam locomotive that operated i... (more)

The conductor walks back to his well worn ex Conrail GE after throwing a switch.

An ex C&NW SD40-2 brings cut of cars from East Minneapolis into the MNNR Yard.

A brand new GEVO leads oil mtys westbound.

The Empire Builder parallels the Ayd Mill Road along the Merriam Park Subdivision bound for Union Depot. The consists is short one sleeper car in the Seattle section (forward portion) and ... (more)

Far from Southern territory, NS 8099 glides under the signal bridge at Hoffman Avenue near downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

MILW AS616s 561, 562, and 560 built in April 1951. 562 was built w/o a cab.

Anderson Windows SW1 3110 is warming up on a cold Halloween morning in Minnesota's capitol city alongside Burlington Northern SDP40 325. No. 3110 is housed at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in S... (more)

Anderson Windows SW1 3110 takes a spin on the Jackson Street Roundhouse turntable. No. 3110 is owned and operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum. The SW1 was built for the Wabash, Cla... (more)

The Milwaukee Road had a great paint scheme for Halloween. For most former Milwaukee Road locomotives the scary part (black "bandit" patch jobs) was yet to come as here 205 still wears i... (more)