A westbound finds some sun as it descends into the dip just east of Glenwood at MP 115. The 9644 was involved in a sideswipe accident in Glenwood in May 2010.

In nearly the last light of the day, a westbound rushes by the wayfreight that's tied down on the siding in Brooten for the evening. The ex-Milwaukee Road "bandit" was left here by an earlier wes... (more)

A break in the clouds allows some nice late afternoon sun to fall on this westbound as it heads for Glenwood behind a newer GEVO.

A GEVO and a blue leaser lead a lengthy train 299 into Belgrade on a breezy spring afternoon. I love this time of year as the weather turns warmer and green starts to make its comeback.

Leaving some dark clouds behind, train 299 cruises across the central Minnesota landscape between Regal and Belgrade.

The 299 is becoming a regular late afternoon fixture on this end of the Paynesville Sub, usually with a healthy cut of stacks and autoracks on it. Today was no exception as two GEVOs hustle throu... (more)

A westbound manifest crosses a bridge east of Paynesville as it heads toward Glenwood.

After meeting an eastbound and getting a new crew in Paynesville, westbound train 299 heads into the setting sun behind a new GEVO.

299 slowly rolls through B12, nearing the end of its journey at Bensenville Yard.

Sunset at Murray West.

A westbound led by four GEs rockets through Belgrade on a pleasant summer evening.

CP 8623 leads a westbound manifest out of Brandon.

A detour manifest heads for Brandon at sunset.

Springtime has finally arrived in Minnesota as ice covered lakes have given way to deep blue water and green buds have started to leaf out on the trees. On a perfect May afternoon, a westbound fr... (more)

A lot of exhaust from these two hard working GEs and a little northwest breeze combine to distort the view of most of this westbound CP train as it approaches Belgrade, Minnesota.