An eastbound loaded crude oil train from North Dakota.

Milwaukee Road 261 on static display during the 2015 Railroad Interchange Convention in Minneapolis.

The North Shore Scenic Railroad's 3 pm "Duluth Zephyr" is returning to the Duluth Union Depot. Leading the way is recently acquired and newly relettered GP9. The former NP 245 was acq... (more)

Gravel roads turned to mud as moderate rains soaked the area on May 2, 2024... but that didn't stop us from using them during the Final Spike Steam Tour. Here 2816 and company round a curve eas... (more)

Moderate rain soaks the area as Canadian Pacific 2816 races from Glenwood to Minneapolis on its "Final Spike Steam Tour". The 1930-built Empress put on a spectacular display of steam ... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2816 races east on her tri-national tour celebrating the CPKC merger, traversing Canada, USA, and Mexico (and return). Here, the train is about an hour east of Glenwood, having... (more)

MTM's SDP40 325 is seen here patched as its former identity, BN 6399. The SDP40 was posed on the GN turntable as part of the "Train Days" event occurring at St Paul Union Depot. This was... (more)

Weeds grow around a rotting NP coach and SD7 6008 in the "backyard" of the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street Roundhouse. Originally, the museum mechanical volunteers we... (more)

BN 6008 mere days after arriving at its new Minnesota Transportation Museum home. Built in 1952 as Great Northern 558, the SD7 was donated to MTM by Cargill in 2017. BNSF delivered the locomoti... (more)

Visiting from Duluth is the rare EMD NW-5 from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. GN 192 was built in December 1946 but looks practically brand new. This was LSRM's 4th appearance at Train Days... (more)

RRHMA's E9A makes its fourth consecutive appearance at Union Depot Train Days, gracing platform one at SPUD. This is the first time the E9 has faced east, allowing the skyline of St Paul to com... (more)

MNRX 501 & 504 double head the "Twins Special" out of the facility into Big Lake station for its evening round trip to Target Field. The train wasn't a sellout by any means (given its La... (more)

The hot Z-South Seattle to Chicago zooms out of Becker with a pair of older veterans on the BNSF roster. Both locomotives sport the old BNSF logo, sometimes referred to as the "wagonwheel&... (more)

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Great Northern 325" and "Burlington Northern 6234" side by side on the Dresser Wye. The GN 325 was repainted earlier in 2023 at Relco i... (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)