Hawaii’s railroading beginnings are often credited to the Island of Kauai, whose first opened in 1881 on three miles of narrow-gauge track at the Kilauea Plantation to haul sugar cane. By 1915 t... (more)

While waiting for SP 4449 that got held up by a freight train issue west in Becker, I ran across MNRX 502 outside for some testing at Big Lake. I was hoping to get a nice meet shot with a new and... (more)

The railfan gods answered yesterday with a short lived sucker hole of sun just as SP 4449 passed under one of the old wooden bridges just east of Hawley. Most of MN had heavy cloud cover for most... (more)

The Bumblebee at the Iron Horse Central Railroad Museum was built at the Ironhorse Central shops from 2005 to 2007. It can carry 25 people between 2 cars.

A 5-pack of F9's (ABBBA) drop off a cut of taconite cars at tunnel siding.

Several hours late the 4-6-6-4 Union Pacific Challenger arrives in St. Paul for the weekend.

The 2719 is historically significant to have hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train on June 21, 1959, a round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Toda... (more)

The famous Cliff Erie F9 units bring up another cut of cars to drop off at tunnel siding.

Iron Horse Central Railroad 0-4-0 No. 4 steams around the IHC's 1-mile loop in the fall of 2008. No. 4 usually runs once or twice a year.

Iron Horse Central Railroad 0-4-0 No. 4 under steam in Oct 2008. Number 4 was built in 1923 by HK Porter as a tank engine. See www.ironhorsecentral.com for more info.

BNSF 5497 lead a westbound by the famous Daytons Bluff in Saint Paul, MN

The Lake Shore Limited backs in to Union Station.

This Former SOO switcher works this large elevator at Cenex Harvest States in Superior, WI.

Empire Builder prepares to depart Chicago Union Station.

The last Missabe Maroon painted tunnel motor works the Keenan Switch. With all the mines being shut down temporarily, this was the only CN Missabe job on the range today.