The local that runs from St James to the small yard at Elk Creek pauses to work at some of the sidings for the Minnesota Soybean Producers processing plant just north of Brewster, MN.
The Conrail heritage unit works to help put a unit grain train together at the elevator in Brewster, MN alongside the former Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha (a.k.a. the Omaha Road). Appropri... (more)
At sunset on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2017, the Union Pacific local out of Worthington arrives to do some work at the Minnesota Soybean Processors plant just north of the small town of Bre... (more)
On my way home from South Dakota I spotted a headlight in the distance. As we approached the headlight stopped and there was a cloud of dust. Reaching the location, we discovered that the train ... (more)
Southwestern Minnesota is fully invested in the "green" energy movement as numerous ethanol plants and wind farms have sprung up across the region, especially around Worthington. Both are in evid... (more)
