MNRX 501 leads the northbound commuter at Anoka Station.

BNSF's "Northstar Holiday Train" arrives the Big Lake transit platform for boarding passengers going on a free ride to St. Paul Union Depot.

MNRX 501 leads an outbound train in Elk River, MN.

A NorthStar commuter train passes through Minneapolis at the beginning of the Thursday rush hour

The 3:57 Northstar crosses the Mississippi, headed east from Target Field Station before turning Northwest to head to Big Lake. The truss section at the left is a rare example of a Petit truss bri... (more)

The afternoon Northstar commuter train rolls to an easy stop at the Ramsey station.

A BNSF freight waits at Coon Rapids to allow a Northstar passenger train to pass, reflected in the puddle from the previous night's heavy rains.

An afternoon Northstar passes over the Mississippi River with the skyline of Minneapolis visible in the background.

Northstar crosses over the Mississippi River, while kayakers pass enjoy a leisurely trip underneath the bridge.

The second-to-last Northstar commuter train from Target Field to Big lake throttles up as it hits the mainline from the Harrison St./Minneapolis Jct. wye.

A couple walks along the Mississippi river while a Northstar Commuter passes overhead.

On weekends Northstar likes to use two units as protection against one failing in route. Here the second of three trains for the day clears the wye at Van Buren Street where MILW 261 is stored.

As the sun began to set a sliver of light opened up, just enough to give some soft evening light to a bland scene as an outbound Northstar Commuter Train blasts by the half dozen railfans sitting ... (more)

MNRX 501 crosses the Mississippi.

The Northstar takes another load of workers from downtown Minneapolis to the northern suburbs.