A difference of more than a decade, part 2: another GP38-2 is seen leading a westbound grain train at the Barrett bridge. This time it's a KCS locomotive in Southern Belle paint, however. CTC was ... (more)
A difference of more than a decade, part 1: back in June 2012, a former Soo Line GP38-2 is in charge of a westbound continuously welded rail train on Canadian Pacific's Elbow Lake Subdivision, see... (more)
2816 crossing a Soo lettered bridge just east of Barrett on the home stretch to Glenwood at the end of a marathon run of about 320 miles.
A grain empty heads west on the Elbow Lake Sub with a somewhat clean and snow covered AC44 on point. I had trouble getting out of my parking spot (turns out I parked in too much snow), but a frien... (more)
CP 1401 continues west on the Elbow Lake Sub nearing Barrett.
Not a hint of wind on the Pomme de Terre River this morning as 292 bangs over the bridge east of Barrett. (photo taken with a remote shutter release as I protected myself under the bridge)
Two GEVOs near the wooden overpass east of Barrett on a humid summer morning.
Sometimes you just have to jump in the river for that perfect shot... After waiting for a couple hours, the whistle of Norfolk Southern 1068, the one of a kind Erie heritage unit, broke the silenc... (more)
Today marks day one of CTC west of Glenwood in Minnesota. Scheduled to start up at 0600 today, there were signals that still needed work around mid-morning. Not sure how many trains have come thro... (more)
After meeting 497 at Nashua, 602 sweeps around the big Barrett curve with a blast from the past in the lead.
After setting out most of the train in Hoffman, a single Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern unit cruises west into Barrett with a short 391.
A pair of the usual suspects bring an eastbound oil train around the big curve just east of Barrett on a frigid November morning.
After meeting 198 at Hoffman, a very short 497 sweeps through the curve near Barrett with a pair of GEs in command.
An aerial view of a westbound CP train rounding the sweeping curve just east of Barrett, MN on an absolutely perfect summer evening.
After a lengthy wait at Hoffman to meet train 198, westbound 497 is underway again and making quick work of the descent into the Pomme de Terre River valley just east of Barrett.
