I know people probably don't think of steep hills when they think of southwest Minnesota, but there are several places where trains face some fairly substantial grades on BNSF's Marshall Subdivisi... (more)

A southbound BNSF manifest works hard upgrade past the old elevator in Russell, MN. A large portion of this structure was destroyed by fire in November 2024. Who knows how long the rest of it will... (more)

Four locomotives work to bring a southbound BNSF train through the small town of Russell, MN. Unfortunately, just over a year later, the old grain elevators here would be damaged by fire.

A couple of old grain elevators along the former Great Northern in Russell, MN look on as an example of the modern unit grain trains that made them obsolete rolls by.

A southbound BNSF train climbs through Russell, MN behind five locomotives. The rail in the foreground was dated 1945.

This loaded grain train is just getting up to speed after coming off the interchange track with the DME in Florence, MN.

Triple BN green is at full power heading through trees that are just starting to turn.

After finishing work at Marshall, the Marshall Sub local scoots through Camden State Park with a clear warrant to Garretson, S.D.