An all EMD lash-up leads a lengthy 276 east through the bluffs of the Mississippi River valley between Stockton and Minnesota City. The scenery is lush with green and the fields have just been pl... (more)

The daily 276, led by a trio of SD40-2's, rounds the bend in front of the Greenway Co-Op Elevator in Kasson, MN. The DM&E is one of the few remaining Class I railroads (a subsidiary of Canadian P... (more)

CP 6242 and company pass by Rochester Public Utilities as they cross over the Zumbro River in Rochester, MN. This would be my last photo of this short morning chase. These repainted units are pr... (more)

An eastbound freight, led by newly painted and rebuilt SD60, makes its way through Byron, MN on a rather warm March morning. These repainted units are pretty sharp looking!

After meeting an eastbound freight, CP 6242 and company hammer it down to get their train over a small hill before they begin their descent downhill into Kasson, MN.

A newly rebuilt SD60 in CP livery leads an eastbound freight through Dodge Center, MN on an unseasonably warm March morning. I am biased towards the blue and yellow scheme of the trailing SD40-2'... (more)

Viewed from the frozen Redwood River, an eastbound train crosses a large bridge on the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern near the small town of Florence, MN.

An eastbound DM&E freight flies toward Tracy, MN. Here they are just north of Florence, MN and have just dove under Highway 23 and Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Marshall Sub.

Train 276, led by a pair of blue and yellow leaders, crosses over a small wooden trestle in rural Minnesota.

Train 276 crosses over Union Pacific's Spine Line in Owatonna, MN. This is a perfect location for an over/under shot but low train volumes make timing very difficult.

A four pack of SD40-2's lead train 276 east over a rural country road on a beautiful Sunday morning in mid December. The snow on the gravel road would be melted by the time we returned to catch t... (more)

Led by two blue and yellow units, train 276 has just begun its journey east as it makes its way through Waseca, MN. The crew will conduct a rolling meet with the 277 in Dodge Center and then cont... (more)

A crew has just boarded train 276 and will perform a few last minute checks before departing for Winona. Hard to believe we are only a week away from Christmas and southern Minnesota is a snow fr... (more)