Tanks bound for Worthington pass through the small town of Adrian, Minnesota. And yes, they are on the main.

Just minutes after sunrise, a lone Minnesota Southern geep takes 4 tanks to be interchanged with the Union Pacific at Worthington, MN. Its slow going as the track is not in the greatest shape.

MW&E GP30 701 working at Mineral Wells, TX in 1990 under a classic TEXACO sign.

Minnestota Southern ambles eastbound over a small trestle east of Rushmore. This is the road's entire roster: GP7U 1379 and GP9 1365. Today they are in charge of nine loaded ethanol tanks with o... (more)

Westbound Minnesota Southern local creeps back west towards Luverne, MN with cars from the Union Pacific at Worthington, MN. This crew works on the train couple days a week and then works on the t... (more)

Minnesota Southern's local heads east towards the Union Pacific at Worthington, MN. Today's local has 6 cars out of the ethanol plant at Luverne, MN and a buffer car. This local operates the 60 mi... (more)

Minnesota Southern's local heads east towards the Union Pacific at Worthington, MN. Today's local has 6 cars out of the ethanol plant at Luverne, MN and a buffer car. The conductor follows the tra... (more)

Minnesota Southern's local heads back to Luverne, MN with 8 cars from the UP at Worthington, MN. One of the crew members is out trying to get the geep running again, the train is moving currently ... (more)

Minnesota Southern's local heads back to Luverne, MN with 8 cars from the UP at Worthington, MN. The train is passing thru the small town of Adrian, which is 15 miles west of Worthington. This sma... (more)

Minnesota Southern eastbound near Rushmoe, MN en route to the UP interchange at Worthington.

Minnesota Southern operates a a section of former C&NW track in south western Minnesota primarily servicing a small ethanol plant at Luverne. This is an eastbound run with four ethanol loads and ... (more)

Minnesota Southern operates a a section of former C&NW track in south western Minnesota primarily servicing a small ethanol plant at Luverne. This is an eastbound run with four ethanol loads and ... (more)

Power for this small little shortline is parked for the night at the depot at Luverne. This small shortline has 2 units and operates mainly for the ethanol plant at Luverne. The MSWY has track fro... (more)

Minnesota Southern 1379 sits in the morning sun on Memorial Day in Luverne, MN.