Amtrak train A-920-1-05A creeps through Elk River after making multiple stops in inspect hot axles. On May 29, Amtrak 7 collided with a John Deere tractor/sprayer in Bainville, MT. The end resu... (more)

Milwaukee Road 32A is on display fresh from the paint booth in new 261 fleet-inspired colors, to match the passenger car fleet of the Friends of the 261. Historically, the locomotive was UP yel... (more)

A hunter's quiet retreat is interrupted by the rumble of a passing Soo Line mixed train over the St. Croix River, luckily, the engineer was a friend of the hunter and they exchanged waves. In r... (more)

Union Pacific 4014...the "Big Boy" quietly rests after traveling across the state of Minnesota, reaching its northernmost destination of Duluth. While there was no formal photoshoot o... (more)

UP 4014, the "Big Boy" is lit up for night viewing during its northern-most stop on the "Great Race Across the Midwest". Though there were no official night shoots, it was a gr... (more)

A trio of rebuilt and repainted EMD widecabs lead the Northtown-Grand Forks mixed freight under the signal gantry at Big Lake Station. All three wear the unofficial "H4", which differ... (more)

Northern Pacific 3617 makes its first appearance at Union Depot Train Days in St. Paul. This is its first public outing since the Lake Superior Railroad Museum completed its operational restoratio... (more)

This could easily be the 1960s! But it's in fact 2015, where freshly restored 3617 is starred in "Railfan Weekend" (featuring SD45s around the state). Here a classic car (which happened to be pass... (more)

Canadian Pacific 7014, one of CP's rebuilt EMDs in heritage paint is on display at St Paul Union Depot for "Train Days". This is CP's second appearance at "Train Days". Just... (more)

Milwaukee Road 32A returned to Union Depot Train Days in 2022. To date, the operational E9 has made three appearances at Train Days, tied-most with the Hustle Muscle, GN 400. Thank you to al... (more)

Amtrak 303 is displayed at St Paul Union Depot for "Train Days". The locomotive is part of the initial order of Siemens ALC-42s to replace the aging GE Genesis locomotives on long-distan... (more)

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Great Northern 325" on a photo passenger special. The GN 325 was repainted earlier in 2023 at Relco in Albia, IA thanks to a generous anonymous d... (more)

Two of Amtrak's new Siemens ALC-42s arrive at the St Cloud station for a crew change and passenger stop before continuing the second half of their maiden voyage. This was the first revenue run ... (more)

Northtown's last two Cascade Green EMDs make a trip westbound in golden light. The power has been well sought after by railfans, and for good reason. The transcon was once a BN playground, now gre... (more)

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Great Northern 325" on a photo passenger special. GN 325 is a 1966 EMD, for the car aficionado, that's a '57 Desoto Adventurer. The GN 325 was r... (more)