Former Santa Fe 623 pauses while doing some yard work at Northtown. Sure is weird seeing a GE widecab equipped with remote control!

A trio of SD40Ns are serving as the manned helpers for eastbound manifest MNPAL. Once they cross the Hudson Swing Bridge into Wisconsin, the units will be working hard in order to get the heavy tr... (more)

CP 6042 leads J19X out of St. Croix and towards St. Paul Yard. 6042 is still looking good following its 2022 overhaul.

A couple of horses pause from taking a drink to cast a curious eye toward the strange bearded man holding a camera nearby. The RCPE's westbound Mankato to Aurora manifest slowly rolls toward Tracy... (more)

The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's trackage rights train from the Union Pacific interchange in Mankato to Aurora, SD is in the hole at Cobden to meet CPKC's eastbound Tracy to Chicago manifest tha... (more)

Ambling through the yard at sunset.

Northstar MP36 502 leads a Twins extra West past Northtown Yard.

The sun has set, and things are getting colder in the yard at United taconite as a pellet train prepares to leave and head back to Proctor and a T-Bird is almost dumped out from bringing more rock... (more)

A late afternoon departure with iron ore pellets bound for Proctor yard.

One of those nights a person just doesn't forget. Standing trackside at 0100 on a peaceful night watching the sky come alive.

It was kind of neat when CN assigned the EJ&E heritage unit to Proctor for a short stint. Here it was leading a stone train up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

CP 2816 "Empress" passes through Donehower, MN.

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)