In the last rays of sunlight, three EMDs head west elephant style with an empty coal train. The lead locomotive is one of a few ex-BN SD60Ms painted orange and the second locomotive is one of a fe... (more)
A long regular stack train is pulling out of Staples, with an unusual mix of power, including 3 matched warbonnet EMD's.
3 EMD's have just entered the Staples Sub after coming from Duluth and are heading west to reload in the coal mines.
3 GE's are enjoying clear sailing westward. This Z train will overtake two other westbounds moved to main two before hitting Wadena.
Rounding the corner into Staples, 2 SD40-2's have 6 brand new CAT's in tow along with the rest of their M train.
2 EMD's are pulling out of Staples. Always fun to find an old 3 window SD60M pulling something other than coal.
BNSF 7872 is about to glide past the former Northern Pacific signals in Staples
An eastbound train is about to pass the Amtrak depot in Staples with less than 20 minutes until sunset
Many red containers pass slowly through Staples
A coal train heads west after coming off of the Brainerd Sub.
A loaded coal train makes its way east onto the BNSF Brainerd subdivision
Two EMD SD75M's lead a fully loaded coal train toward Superior, WI
BN coal train resting in the yard at Staples.
