A single St. Croix Valley SD40M-2 leads a sand train over route 30/33 in Rock Creek, Minnesota.

Locomotives:
SCXY 1326 SD40M-2

The St. Croix Valley uses a single SD40M-2 to bring a sand train south from BNSF, seen here with a drone view crossing over Route 30.

Locomotives:
SCXY 1326 SD40M-2

The cement signal bases and battery box are the only remnants of the ABS signal system that the Skally line once had.

St. Croix Valley's turn from Rush City to Hinckley heads north at Rock Creek. GP9 1363 is ex-Great Northern 676, so since GN ran their geeps long hood forward, the 1363 is running as it did when i... (more)