Amtrak 161, in fresh 50th Anniversary paint, poses for photos at St. Paul Union Depot (SPUD) during Train Days 2021.

TCWR's transfer to St. Paul is returning, taking the alternate route around town, bypassing Midway. Cobalt blue skies are veiled with smoke from western wildfires.

Great Northern E7(A) 503 leads a five car train The Badger, leaving Saint Paul Station for Duluth, Minnesota in July 1961. Photo from my collection, photographer Dick Stoner.

It seems unusual to see a CP train with so much power on the head end these days, but today they're going "conventional" as they pass the Gerdau switcher.

The Calgary to St. Paul manifest is almost to it's termination point here at Dayton's Bluff. The mix of power on this was neat, although I almost wish the consist was flipped.

The Big Boy Tour Train departs St. Paul for Altoona with the UP 4014 and 3025 for power

Amtrak's Train Days display included a very nice walk-thru of the cars.

This four pack of SD40Ns is in notch 8 as they drag YSP51 up the hill out of St. Paul.

On display for annual Train Days.

Night photo session at St Paul Union Depot Train Days

YSP51 approaches East Minneapolis with 4 SD40Ns for power.

The BN-CP transfer departs the Bluff with a decent size train for Northtown in tow.

Interesting assortment of laid-up power includes the one-of-a-kind MPEX (DME) 5000.

It's 100 degrees outside as H42 departs St Paul Yard for Humboldt with a former Milwaukee Road GP40 leading. CP only had two of these ex Milwaukee GP40s rebuilt into GP40-3s.

Two years to the date from its last appearance, almost, refurbished 32A stands at St Paul Union Depot. This is one of the road numbers it wore during its early career, but the paint was done to m... (more)