MILW 1, an FP45, has been removed from passenger service and assigned to freight service in the months prior to Amtrak's inauguration on May 1, 1971. The five FP45s ran on mainline trains all the ... (more)

Like other western railroads, Milwaukee Road moved reliable passenger power including their 5 FP45s and a number of FP7s to freight service as the Amtrak era approached (May 1, 1971). MILW 64C was... (more)

MILW 695B & A team up at the engine facilities at Pigs Eye Yard, St. Paul. They were regularly assigned to hump duties at this time. The TR4 A/B team were built in January 1951.

Just a touch under 2 hours late, the Empire Builder departed Union Station in St. Paul.

YNTW150 arriving Daytons Bluff with a duo of Santa Fe veterans leading the way. This two B40s are still in captive service out of Northtown.

The now abolished YNTW150 from Northtown Yard heading to Dayton's Bluff Yard with a pair of Santa Fe B40s.

The TCW job to the UP passing by the skyline of Minneapolis-St. Paul. On the right side is the Amtrak Borealis train to Chicago. They were beginning their shove into the station for boarding.

KCS 2000 brings the Scrap Job through Dunn Yard in St. Paul. They'll wait for 444 to shove into the yard at Dunn before making the 2 mile trip down to Newport to work the Marathon refinery. KCS 20... (more)

J42 departs St. Paul Yard with an interesting mix of locomotives. KCS 2003 began life back in 1969 as the Penn Central 7786 and still retains its class lights.

Somewhere east.

J15 makes another run at Short Line Hill after chopping off their rear 28 cars on 5E at Robert Street. The train stalled during the initial attempt due to KCS 2966 experiencing severe wheel slip i... (more)

J15RC triples together their 97 car train at the Minnesota Commercial before heading down Short Line Hill to St. Paul Yard.

J42 departs St. Paul Yard for Humboldt with an eclectic set of power.

The River Sub way freight departs St. Paul Yard with KCS 2025-CP 5108-CP 2250 for power.

A warbonnet dash 9 heads up a unit grain train through St. Paul under the signal bridge at Hoffman. This train originated at Finley, ND and is heading east to Greenwood, IL.