A snowy day doesn't stop railroading.

One Of A Kind. Minnesota Commercial SF30B #42 leads a string of cars out of the Commercial Transload plant in Fridley, MN. The only SF30B ever built, it was originally built as ATSF U23B 63... (more)

Minnesota Commercial #42 is in charge of three cars from the Commercial Transload plant in Fridley, MN. 42 is the only SF30B ever built.

The Northstar commuter train line opened in 2009 with five MPI MP36PH-3C locomotives and seventeen Bombardier BiLevel Coach cars. In June 2010, Metro Transit had decided to purchase the sixth loc... (more)

Former Santa Fe 623 pauses while doing some yard work at Northtown. Sure is weird seeing a GE widecab equipped with remote control!

Led by classic first generation hoods, with a former NP unit on the point, this EB freight makes its way across the northern prairies. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

A BNSF local with a GP50 on the point rolls out of the north end of BNSF's Northtown Yard in Fridley, Minnesota and passes by a manifest freight tied down behind an H1 Dash 9 leader.

AMTK 302 followed by two 50th anniversary units and a phase 5 P42 lead the eastbound Empire Builder through Fridley, running over 9 hours late.

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, doing it... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, shoves a... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, shoves h... (more)

A manifest is on its final approach to Northtown Yard as it passes the Fridley Northstar station.

MNNR 80 gets some extra power from MNNR 87 today to perform the switching for the transload cars.

MNNR 87 and 80 double head the transload cars. This probably means MNNR 80, an RS23 built in 1959, is having maintenance issues. Normally the Minnesota Commercial leaves the transload cars on a ... (more)

MNNR 80 sits out in the evening sun.