The Northtown to Lincoln manifest traverses one of the several long S curves on the Marshall Sub at Florence.

After securing permission from the owner who was on site, I climbed the stairs to the top of the grain bins in downtown Belview, MN to get a great view of an eastbound Twin Cities & Western train ... (more)

After picking up some empty cars from the new fertilizer facility on the west side of town, a Twin Cities & Western train is headed back east on the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway at Echo, ... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train trundles westbound along the Minnesota Prairie Line just east of Echo, MN.

A southbound BNSF train is getting underway out of Willmar, MN on the Marshall Subdivision behind five GE's lined up "elephant style" (nose to tail).

Several EMD locomotives, including one still in Santa Fe colors, rest on the servicing tracks in Willmar, MN on a clear autumn day.

The Madison Local is just starting its journey on the first couple miles of the Marshall Sub.

Southbound iron ore pellets passing through the yard at Biwabik, MN.

With southbound U717 (taconite loads) in the siding, U715 (limestone loads) stays rolling on the main following a container train north on the CN Missabe sub.

The Northtown to Lincoln manifest heads through the scenic Buffalo Ridge on a beautiful fall day in Southwestern Minnesota.

The Northtown to Lincoln manifest passes by the Madison local waiting in the siding at Clara City. Both trains feature leaders in schemes from the predecessors of BNSF. It's incredible moments lik... (more)

The Madison local heads south on the Marshall Sub on a crisp and clear fall day.

Crews put away the train cars in Minneapolis.

Crews park the cars and prepare to get water after day 1 of the 2025 BBQ Express.

KCS 2025 escaped the Twin Cities and found its way up to northern Minnesota working the Detroit Lakes Subdivision between Glenwood and Thief River Falls. Here it takes the lead on J88 as it depar... (more)