Moderate rain soaks the area as Canadian Pacific 2816 races from Glenwood to Minneapolis on its "Final Spike Steam Tour". The 1930-built Empress put on a spectacular display of steam ... (more)
A KCS and NS motor lead this sand train west on the Paynesville Sub through the sag near Watkins. You can see the mid DPUs helping out further back.
Heading into Watkins, a MAC and 2 other CSX units lead train 687 west on the Paynesville Sub on a very cold day.
Not your typical power on the CP, a BNSF GEVO and unpatched warbonnet (#697) lead an empty sand train west towards Glenwood.
An NS GE leads this grain train towards Glenwood on the CP Paynesville Sub in the late afternoon sun after a snowstorm hit the night before. My father is the conductor on this train, can be seen o... (more)
Between Watkins and Kimball, Minnesota, the Royal Canadian Pacific heads westward into the sunset.
The wayfreight has a single tank car in tow as it rolls by the dilapidated elevator in downtown Watkins. They'll pick up one boxcar on the west side of town before heading on to Eden Valley to en... (more)
The wayfreight has finished its work in Kimball and now blasts west through Watkins, passing one of many old elevators along this line.
A pair of GEs make easy work of the westbound 293 as the approach the Hwy 55 overpass near the small town of Watkins, MN. After a meet at Dickinson, this train had clear sailing to Murray.
Three GEs running elephant style bring train 290 around one of the curves between Eden Valley and Watkins. The snow is tapering off and clear skies are not far behind this eastbound.
A trio of CP veterines head east through Watkins, MN
A westbound CP train rolling across snow covered fields west of Watkins MN.
A new UP ES45ACCTE heads up train 599 near Watkins, Minnesota on the former Soo Line trackage now operated by Canadian Pacific.
