Sometimes things just work out, in this case me being in Texas for UP's steam specials. Odd that at 46 years old, my first ever photograph of UP steam would be the Big Boy!
A fresh UP leader drops down the BNSF Midway Sub with UP train MALSS 30. Until recently, I'd had poor luck catching UP in the Twin Cities.
The daily South Saint Paul to Des Moines freight takes the long way south via the Mankato & Fairmount Subs, with en-route work before joining the Spine Line.
Back in 2024, when the Amtrak Cialis trains were running single level equipment. After temporarily suspending service in early 2025, they've since transitioned to Superliners, due to corrosion is... (more)
Hard to believe that 30 years after the BN-AT&SF merger, I'd be photographing a Santa Fe painted motor passing a BN Station Sign!!!
A non-GEVO leader rolls across the single track lift bridge over the St Croix River. The quaint town of St Croix, WI is to the left of the power.
A very late UP to CPRS transfer heads north over UP Robert Street Bridge, highlighting the intricate design of "Waddell and Harrington, a firm that led the way in the development of the moder... (more)
Running as BNSF TUPBN2 28, an extra transfer from UP South St Paul Yard to BNSF Northtown Yard drags 103 cars up the steeper grade of the Midway Sub with a trio of faded 70M's.
A late Altoona, WI to South St Paul, MN manifest crosses the Mississippi River on the rickety 113 year old Robert Street lift bridge. Constructed for the CGW in 1912, this bridge is planned for r... (more)
A manifest passes the old searchlight signals at Dayton's Bluff.
An empty grainer climbs up the Midway Sub.
A Minnesota Transportation Museum excursion departs the roundhouse with a CB&Q caboose, looking old school except for the ditch lights.
C{ Edmonton, AB-St Paul, MN freight 242-25 eases down the hill, just a mile from it's destination at Pigs Eye Yard. While thousands of trains have passed through this cut in the Mississippi River... (more)
The BC Rail Heritage leads a potash train south of Atlanta, bound for Rockport Terminal in Tampa, FL.
The Spirit of Union Pacific leads one of the hottest trains in the Southeast, the Los Angeles-Atlanta hotshot.
