UP's San Antonio to Corpus Christi mixed freight traverses ranch country for part of its journey where the cattle are more interested in the photographer than the patched Southern Pacific AC4400CW... (more)

MILW #261 highballs south through the rural woods of northern Minnesota on its way back to Minneapolis.

MILW #261 departs Harrison St. for Duluth, MN on its first public excursion in nearly 5 years.

A CP local/transfer heads underneath aptly named High Bridge on its way to perform some work in the St. Paul area.

Nevada Northern #40 leads the boxcar upgrade out of Ely toward Keystone as part of the 2013 Winter Steam Spectacular. The NN is a must visit for all railfans.

A patched SP AC4400CW leader on a UP mixed freight (with two SD40-2s trailing) was a nice surprise in our 90-minute visit to famous Dayton's Bluff. While I'm used to seeing patched SP power back ... (more)

A pair of Minnesota Commercial engines wait patiently for their call to duty at the MNNR's shops in the Midway area of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

An Indiana Railroad SD9043MAC leads a southbound CP freight out of St. Paul. This was my first encounter with an INRD unit, both of us far from our normal operating territories.

A gathering of railfans perched on the overpass at Brook Park were rewarded with a great scene as MILW #261 rounded the curve on it's southbound journey home to Minneapolis.

MILW #261 highballs through the northside of Cambridge, MN on its way back to Minneapolis from Duluth.

CP 8711 leads a freight toward the Twin Cities passing through rural Kellogg, MN on a cloudy, rainy day that provided very interesting, moody conditions for photos.

PGR's Eagandale job switches customers in Eagan, MN on a Monday morning.

Minnesota Commercial power spends its Sunday evening at their shops awaiting the call to duty on Monday morning.

MILW #261 arrives into Duluth, MN, only minutes away from its destination at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in brilliant sunshine while a nasty storm heads across Lake Superior. Those clouds d... (more)

A CP transfer arrives at Dayton's Bluff with three new GP20Cs and a verteran SOO Line GP38-2 on a cold, clear day in the twin cities.