The Northern Pacific Main Office and Clock Tower building was originally built in the 1880's as part of NP's massive complex of buildings in Brainerd. It avoided the wrecker in the 1980's and now... (more)

Normally this would a normal day for the Brainerd Local, but this trip was the last they would make to the mill, which was closed at this point. They dodge traffic for the last time as the fate of... (more)

Eastbound coal loads behind a trio of SD70ACe's are about to pass under MN 25 as they curve out of Brainerd and head toward a meet at Loerch.

FIN! The last regularly scheduled movement, and possibly last of any kind over this street running in Brainerd. The mill shut down and the local is seen here after retrieving two boxcars of scrap ... (more)

The local kicks up dust as it does some street running in Brainerd.

The Brainerd Local rolls through the center of 1st Avenue NE on its way to the paper mill in Brainerd.

The Brainerd Local arrives at its namesake and passes one of the old buildings from the heyday of the NP.

The perils of street running as the Brainerd Local makes one of its last deliveries to the Wausau Paper plant, which ceased production this month.

Snow banks make for a tighter than usual squeeze for cars as BNSF's Brainerd Local eases down 1st Avenue NE in its namesake on the way back from the Wausau Paper mill. This track is endangered as ... (more)

BNSF's Brainerd Local arrives in its namesake from Superior and in the process passes by some of the buildings that made up the massive NP shop complex here. The newer building on the left is stil... (more)

BNSF's Brainerd Local eases down 1st Avenue NE in its namesake on the way back from the Wausau Paper mill. This track is endangered as the mill is scheduled to close this spring.

The Brainerd local cautiously rolls down 1st Avenue SE on some of the last street running in the state of Minnesota. Note the kids in the background looking for the pennies that they had placed on... (more)

An empty coal train continues west through downtown Brainerd. The building and smokestacks seen in the background once belonged to the Northern Pacific's enormous car shop.

The Brainerd Local returning to the yard after servicing the Wausau Paper mill. It will run about seven blocks down 1st Ave NE to the yard where it picked up a few more mtys, then back to Superio... (more)