Train 685 is seen here working hard climbing Stockton Hill. This is the last location where the road and rails parallel each other during this climb out of the river valley. The tracks snake sou... (more)

Train 685, fertilizer loads destined for Springfield, MN, is seen here passing a farm as it climbs out of the Mississippi River valley. With the river fog in its rear view mirrors the crew catche... (more)

Train 633, ethanol empties with grain fillers on the front end, is seen passing a harvested field inside the city limits of Kasson, MN. The leftover ear of corn and pumpkin helped add an element ... (more)

After close to an hour and a half of set backs and delays, job B27 was finally underway out of Minnesota City. Now out of the river valley and making its way through the open fields of southeaste... (more)

Street running at its finest! The Wall Street job, worked by a pair of GP38-2's, shoves north towards industries it will service along the Mississippi River on a gloomy mid November day. While t... (more)

With Kasson in its rear view mirrors, train 277 is working upgrade and is about to meet its counterpart, the 276, before continuing west to Waseca, MN. Sad to think this may be the last time I sh... (more)

With the late 276 having arrived and the 633 cleared out of the Dodge Center siding, train 277 is underway and is seen here passing the Greeway Co-Op and Kasson water tower. I'm happy I was able ... (more)

Train 277, with a trio of blue and yellows, is seen here holding on the east edge of Kasson due to a late 276 and the Dodge Center siding already being occupied by another westbound in front of th... (more)

A westbound freight, led by a trio of blue and yellow SD40-2's, kicks up dust as it blasts through Byron, MN. The conductor of this very friendly crew gives me the peace sign as they fly by me. ... (more)

A rather interesting 633 holds the main at the Dodge Center siding as it waits for the 276 out of Waseca. The 633 is Aurora bound ethanol empties but this guy had several hoppers on the front end... (more)

After completing my first year of Physical Therapy school and driving 7 1/2 hours back to Minnesota, this was a pleasant way to end the day. The daily westbound, train 277, makes its way through t... (more)

As the sun hangs on for just a few more moments of daylight a pair of SD70MAC's with an empty coal drag in tow hustle west along a murky pond along Highway 10 outside of Frazee, MN. We attempted ... (more)

A pair of SD70MAC's hustle west with empty oil cans in tow. Thanks to Christopher Muller's excellent driving, I was able to fire off some shutter clicks to get my first ever pace shot. This was ... (more)

A pair SD70MAC's with empty tank cans in tow scream through the small town of New York Mills. Fellow railfans and friends, John Fladung and Christopher Muller, are seen getting back into our chas... (more)

A pair SD70MAC's lead an empty tank train through the Verndale Sag just west of Verndale, MN. After this shot we would chase west until running into clouds.