MNRX 501 & 504 double head the "Twins Special" out of the facility into Big Lake station for its evening round trip to Target Field. The train wasn't a sellout by any means (given its La... (more)
An outbound Northstar commuter train departs Minneapolis on a stellar October evening.
An outbound commuter flies west into Elk River.
The last afternoon Northstar commuter train of the day waits to depart east to Target Field in Minneapolis. The Northstar Link bus will shuttle commuters to St. Cloud. In the background is Cargi... (more)
BNSF's "Northstar Holiday Train" arrives the Big Lake transit platform for boarding passengers going on a free ride to St. Paul Union Depot.
The 8:10 Northstar approaches Target Field Station on a snowy November morning. This picture is from the opposite angle of my previous pictures of the Northstar, taken from a plaza on the riverban... (more)
Northstar 512 leads a outbound train into Elk River.
The 3:57 Northstar crosses the Mississippi, headed east from Target Field Station before turning Northwest to head to Big Lake. The truss section at the left is a rare example of a Petit truss bri... (more)
In a rare mileage trip, a Northstar Commuter train sits at St. Paul Union Depot. The train arrived from Big Lake carrying 1500 passengers to the European Market at the Depot's plaza.
The afternoon Northstar commuter train rolls to an easy stop at the Ramsey station.
Commuters dashed home ahead of a Summer Thunderstorm in the Twin Cities area.
Hauling commuters out of downtown Minneapolis on a Friday afternoon is what Northstar is all about. Here the 501 has just passed Van Buren on the outskirts of downtown Minneapolis beginning its tr... (more)
