With Kasson in its rear view mirrors, train 277 is working upgrade and is about to meet its counterpart, the 276, before continuing west to Waseca, MN. Sad to think this may be the last time I sh... (more)

With the late 276 having arrived and the 633 cleared out of the Dodge Center siding, train 277 is underway and is seen here passing the Greeway Co-Op and Kasson water tower. I'm happy I was able ... (more)

Train 277, with a trio of blue and yellows, is seen here holding on the east edge of Kasson due to a late 276 and the Dodge Center siding already being occupied by another westbound in front of th... (more)

A westbound freight, led by a trio of blue and yellow SD40-2's, kicks up dust as it blasts through Byron, MN. The conductor of this very friendly crew gives me the peace sign as they fly by me. ... (more)

After completing my first year of Physical Therapy school and driving 7 1/2 hours back to Minnesota, this was a pleasant way to end the day. The daily westbound, train 277, makes its way through t... (more)

Train 277, with its monster lash-up, works west out of Kasson, MN on a gorgeous April evening. Having thought we had missed this power move earlier in the day, we were pleasantly surprised to see... (more)

A pair of blue and yellow SD40-2's lead a westbound freight over a rural wooden trestle between Owatonna and Waseca. This was my last shot of the 277 for the day seeing as I had bigger and bette... (more)

After sitting most of the day waiting for a crew in Tracy, today's 277 gets underway just as the light was getting good. Though not a fan of leasers, three in a group don't look too bad in my boo... (more)

A westbound manifest heads past Greenway Coop's Kasson elevator. The elevator just finished an expansion this past fall adding dual 8 ft. by 25 ft. dumping pits, 3 million bushels of additional s... (more)

Frost covers most everything this morning as the 277 train bound for Huron, SD glides through the scenic Lake Benton area. The fog let just enough sun in to give the scene a pink tint.

A westbound manifest blows through the small town of Byron on a snowless December day. The Greenway Coop is seen in the background. A fire in 2007 caused $10 million in damage and lost grain. Almo... (more)

A mostly empty mixed freight heads west past the Greenway Coop elevator in Claremont. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite locations to shoot at although it won't last long once spring com... (more)

A rather ratty looking leader brings an empty freight west through Claremont, MN. The grain elevator seen behind has been rather busy this season loading grain into rail cars. The elevator is ow... (more)

A quartet of CITX leasers head up the 277 through the beautiful Lake Benton area. There isn't snow out this far, but east of here has quite a bit. With the cold temps, the snow on the locomotives... (more)

While leasers may not be the favorite of many people, getting three matched units together is pretty neat. After sitting most of the day in Tracy, they finally depart at 1700, and are near the Mi... (more)