Pushing back to leave a cut of UPS trailers. My favorite spot to get Minneapolis in the background.

Waiting for its next assignment.

A pair of RS-27s are smoking it up for a handful of railfans in this rare lash-up.

The Empire Builder rolls through St. Paul just a little bit behind schedule.

ES44AC 8750 is fueled and sanded at the St. Paul service island prior to being placed on an outbound train to Chicago.

Double stacks from Cicero Yard in Chicago, IL cruise under Snelling Ave on their way to Northtown Yard for a fresh crew.

Interesting rust patterns on an abandoned spur track near Park Junction, on the BNSF St. Paul Subdivision. Looks like it was replaced or repaired around 1948.

One of CP's finest - 8732 "in your face" near Park Junction on the BNSF. Note the backwards "8732" sticker affixed to the inside of the engineer's window.

A BNFS coal train is about to have a meet with the TC&W local which will interchange it's cars with the CP.

The St. Paul Post office is reflected in the Mississippi River as the UP train continues it journey.

This UP train rolls along the river past the old St. Paul Union Depot. Much of the building has been renovated and there is more and more talk of passenger service coming back to the facility.

Not as many Canadian Pacific SD40-2s around these days are there used to be - the fleet is thinning in numbers. Here's one of the active ones - No. 6064 at the Soo St. Paul dieselhouse.

One of CP newest units running over the BNSF towards St. Paul.

Lots of action at this location today.

Several new bright orange Schneider containers have been loaded on this Chicago bound stack train.