Heading east and helping make rail traffic sparse this BNSF Ford Maintenance rig looks as if it has seen many days on this railroad.

Fighting clouds all evening I was able to capture three moving trains at once! Just moments after this shot was taken the sun would go behind the storm clouds and then below the horizon for the n... (more)

The Empire Builder runs past Dayton's Bluff approximately 15 minutes late on a beautiful day in May.

CP 9782 rolling downgrade at Union Junction with a fresh coating of snow, icy roads, and an air temperature of -4º (wind chill in the -20ºs) I decided to take a photo of my railfan ride like so ... (more)

The Federal Railroad Administration (DOTX 217) rests near the shops in the CP's Pig's Eye Yard.

Years later wearing what's left of the Milwaukee Road paint scheme this SOO Bandit still works hard for the CP.

Nothing screams speed more than Northstar racing through the snow. Here the outbound led by the 502 kicks up a cloud of snow during one of many snow squalls that hit the area yesterday.

Another four car Empire Builder comes down Short Line Hill heading for the bluff. Here it's seen at Chestnut Street in downtown St. Paul, MN.

A track warrant of "Proceed from MP 88 on the Grand Forks Sub to Station Sign Cass Lake" heard over the radio made this shot possible. Three EMD's cross over the channel between Lake Irvine and L... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder is running 42 minutes late out of MSP today. Shortly after I took this photo the engineer notched it up and gave me a good smoke show. I was also getting fr... (more)

An interesting shot not seen everyday. Shot from the Irvine Avenue overpass in Bemidji which is just west of the Bemidji Depot, a headlight of the locomotive on these coal empties heading west ca... (more)

CN in BNSF territory runs east and through the S Curves outside of Lake Park, MN. Temperatures were below zero with wind chills taking the temperature even lower.

In near perfect lighting conditions BNSF 9362 pushes on the rear of a coal train winding through Red Wing. This was a pleasant surprise considering the head end of this train had two peach SD70MA... (more)

After waiting at Hoffman for a period of time this three engine light power movement makes its way west in some of the last moments of daylight.

Running a bit late out of MSP Amtrak's Empire Builder glides down Short Line Hill.