The Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west on the Tracy Sub on a brutally hot and humid summer afternoon.

Only a mile remains on the Wayzata Sub before NTWLIN enters Willmar yard limits. The warbonnet paint sure looks good in the last few minutes of sunlight here.

A warbonnet leads NTWLIN west on the Wayzata Sub.

Iron ore loads from United Taconite head south on the CN Missabe Sub smashing bugs on the windshield along the way back to Proctor.

Empty coke train from Thunder Bay traveling down the CN Rainy Sub descending the south side of the Laurentian Divide heading back to Rosemont, MN.

Pulled by GN 400, a North Shore Scenic Railroad excursion train passes downtown Duluth, MN as it departs for points north.

A few minutes after the Q197, here comes UP, with NS assisting, led B783 through Virginia as a nice summer day continues.

Stacks all the way back as far as the eye can see as they run the main through the former DW&P yard at Virginia, MN.

CN 2025 barking upgrade through Allen Jct. on the way to the yard and dock facilities at Two Harbors.

Easy on Sunday morning as iron ore pellets head for Two Harbors.

CPKC 7010 leads a northbound grain train near the banks of the Mississippi River.

CPKC 8107 leads its train south thru southeast Minnesota with three variations of CP paint.

Leaving Superior, Wisconsin with a set out planned for the mill at Cloquet, the Grand Rapids local now arrives at Grand Rapids for a set out and pick-up at the Blandin mill in this town before hea... (more)

After a long run up the CPKC Marquette subdivision, CP 2816 and train is approaching the River Line at La Crosse and will soon be able to stretch her legs at 50mph for the rest of the trip to St. ... (more)

WC SD45 7514-7520, is running nose to nose after one of the units wouldn't load in the opposite direction. It is coming off the LS&I with SORE-3, a load of iron ore at Empire Jct, Michigan. Octobe... (more)