After spending nearly 36 hours sitting in Tracy, train M-TRHU (manifest from Tracy, MN to Huron, SD) is finally under way. Lake Benton has always been my favorite place in Minnesota, but sinc... (more)

One can get an idea of what railroading would be like in Fergus Falls if the BN had kept the trackage instead of selling it to OTVR in 1986. It used to be common for OTVR power to bring coal down... (more)

When the 291 arrived into Glenwood last night, it had 3 SD40's. By the time it departed this morning, 51 ballast cars and three more SD40's were added, making this one worth the chase. 50 miles n... (more)

A coal empty is still easing itself out of the siding at Lyons. The west switch is still visible in the background. Before long, they'll kick 'er down and head off to the next meet a few miles awa... (more)

A worm train makes its way down main 1 as another waits on main 2 at BNSF's Willmar yard.

Just underway out of Fergus, the OTV local rolls above Vine St, on its way to interchange with the BNSF in Dilworth. The mornings dense fog advisory is slowly burning off just after sunrise.

It isn't too often that you see a SOO SD60M leading a train, and even less to see two back to back. Here they are leading the 499 west toward Barrett.

Another load of black diamonds bound for Superior, WI heads east toward Lyon Siding, where it will meet an empty.

Since the termination of the CP 599 train from St. Paul to Glenwood, UP power rarely makes its way west of the cities on the CP. And even rarer still, is UP power going north from Glenwood. But s... (more)

A couple geeps are called on to help the 493, who, for unknown reasons, are stopped just north of Carlos at MP 145. Not far into their trip out of Glenwood, they pass some vibrant fields of yello... (more)

Lets just say the trip back home after this shot was a happy one. Today's builder, over 12 hours late, was falling farther and farther behind schedule because of problems out west, and the additi... (more)

CP 3015 and CP 6007 are underway after meeting CP 8888 at ESS Forada. Click Here to see the CP 8888 East.

The days of rocking along at 10mph on the old CNW are long gone. Today, the DME freights, now owned by the Canadian Pacific, fly through here at 40 on new welded rail. Even though they haven't ac... (more)

With seconds to spare, the MPLI local sees the last rays of light for the remainder of their trip to Norwood/Young America. They have a boxcar, buffer, and 24 loads of ethanol from Winthrop, MN i... (more)