DMIR 332 works switching some cars around along Railroad Street near the waterfront at Duluth, MN.

Rolling through the yard at Biwabik, MN doing track speed.

A little sucker hole illuminates U788 north as they cross over the Ramshaw diamond.

Passing Iron Jct. on the way to Ranier, MN with mixed freight.

The BNSF's local that runs from Moorhead to the Red River Valley & Western at Breckenridge heads back north at Brushvale as a late afternoon pop up thunderstorm dumps some rain in the distance. Th... (more)

DMIR 189 leads a loaded ore train into the yard at Proctor, MN on a beautiful day in September of 1987. This train sounded as good as it looked.

Empire Builder departs GN station crossing Mississippi River

Six EMDs head north out of Breckenridge/Wahpeton towards the terminus of Dilworth, MN. The first three units are on today's local, while a pair of SD75's stow along from yesterdays. Also in th... (more)

The last mile is the longest for the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern plow train at Jackson, MN on 3/5/2007.. At the end of their plow run they have clear crossings and free switches to Wye their p... (more)

Great Northern's 36-unit GP20 fleet consisted of two specific orders. The first group, 2000-2017, differed only slightly from the second order. The original units, such as 2006 and 2000 above... (more)

Great Northern F7A 362C with F7B-F3A-F7A-F3A leads train 28 the "Western Star" arriving from Seattle, Washington in Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 25, 1964. At the Twin Cities the "Western Sta... (more)

A quiet night along the CN Missabe sub.

The news that the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern is in the process of acquiring secondhand GE locomotives as replacements for a portion of their aging fleet of SD40-2s has created even more interest... (more)

The hills of the Buffalo Ridge are bathed in beautiful evening light as a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train rolls south out of Lake Benton. In a few moments, they'll swing around to the... (more)

Four SD40-2s power a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train through the rich farmland of southwest Minnesota on a beautiful summer evening. The railroad has recently received secondhand GE l... (more)