A well worn SD40-2 leads a westbound tank train across Minnesota in March 2013.

A westbound Canadian Pacific train battles a blizzard as it rolls across west central Minnesota in February 2011. This experience made me understand how people have become lost in these kinds of c... (more)

CPKC 577 with the brand new tier 4s flies west into Sedan.

When I lived along the Paynesville Subdivision for 7 years, I had plenty of opportunities to take nice backlit sunrise and sunset shots like this. I've been gone from this area for almost 9 years,... (more)

An eastbound CPKC manifest rolls along through the countryside of west central Minnesota as it rounds the slight curve at MP 110 between Sedan and Brooten.

Four locomotives lead a lengthy Canadian Pacific train westbound on a blustery spring day in west central Minnesota.

My final shot of this train was at the curve east of Sedan. The train was approaching the final few miles before tying down in Glenwood for the night.

Shrouded in fog at sunrise, a westbound intermodal train rolls by a small lake on the state land west of Sedan, MN.

Foreign power is definitely more common along here than it used to be, mostly thanks to oil trains like this one. Here, a standard cab Dash 9 and relatively new SD70ACe from Norfolk Southern hust... (more)

The wayfreight heads to Glenwood to finish up their day, passing by some covered hoppers in storage on the siding at Sedan. The trailing GP38-2 is a former Soo Line locomotive that still has its ... (more)

The sun breaks the horizon as a westbound train makes its way through a 10 mph slow order for a soft spot near MP 110, most likely right next to where I was standing as the tracks creaked and groa... (more)

One of CP's rebuilt GP40Xs leads the H55 wayfreight from Glenwood to Brooten for a little work.

After my 6 year old D60's shutter motor finally gave up the ghost back in October, I'd been borrowing a friend's old D40 until I could get a replacement. My Christmas gift of a new D5300 arrived ... (more)

As snow showers continue along with strong winds, two SD60s fly toward Glenwood with a short westbound, kicking up plenty of snow in their wake.

Two Golden Beaver AC4400CWs lead a freight west toward Glenwood. A fairly ho hum shot for today...maybe it will get better with age. In any case, it's a train on another beautiful sunny day, so ... (more)