A lone geep and a short Tec Train spend all day in the scrap yard. Fortunately, its just a temporary out of the way place, and not their final demise.

I'm wondering if whoever replaced the number boards on the 8888 thought that nobody would notice if two of the 8's on the engineer side are upside down.

Two EMD units that have been resurrected from storage find themselves alone on the busy Stables Sub, here, they're about to go under the former Soo Line tracks. Motorists are pacing the train tow... (more)

Three green geeps are still in charge of the Watertown Local as they head west at Stockholm. In their twice weekly trek to Watertown, the train traverses three different BNSF subdivisions.

Fellow RP.net contributor Christopher Muller and I got a nice round of honks, and what looks to be a wink, from the crew of this 10 hour late Empire Builder.

Though they could be found in the US in the early 2000's, the Noyes sub wasn't capable of such large locomotives until the mid 2000's. By then, these beasts were deemed unsuitable for US operation... (more)

Rock loads from LG Everist glide past the Milwaukee Road depot at Montevideo.

With plenty of time before its first stop at Elbow Lake, the CP holiday train takes its time as it glides over a rather impressive (for this area) structure.

One of CP's newest heads up northbound train 615. A few miles back at Glenwood Yard, a few MOW cars were added to the head end.

CP 5813 makes light work of the 592, just north of Alexandria.

OTVR 3900 and a GP18 huddle in front of the depot, awaiting Monday's call to work.

A pair of GE's bring their train into UP's South St. Paul Yard as a pair of EMD's, one of which is the Rio Grande heritage unit backs around the curve, over the Mississippi River, and into UP's Be... (more)

A rolling military tribute by CP flies past a stationary one compliments of the city of Miltona, MN, on a cloudy but mild Thanksgiving day 2020.

A pair of Cat powered geeps start out their morning journey from Montevideo with 35 loads and 1 empty. Not sure if this is the Milbank Turn or the West End Switch job, either way, these RRV&W uni... (more)

What doesn't belong? Almost everything. First, a couple ICE and DME engines rest after bringing in the 171 last evening. Normally, the 171 terminates in St. Paul, but due to trackwork, they head... (more)