WSOR E9A 101 poses at St. Paul Union Depot during the annual night photo session as part of "Union Depot Train Days". The E9 was actually posing for the first time under new ownership. T... (more)

Great Northern SDP40 #325, once the last active passenger locomotive on BNSF's roster until 2009, sits out in the winter sun at the ex-GN Jackson Street Roundhouse. Built in 1966, this locomoti... (more)

Steve Glischinski hoops orders up to Douglas Hildebrandt in a staged scene at Union Depot Train Days. The Soo 700 came from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, the second Duluth-based loc... (more)

The 2018 Pumpkin Express on the Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway. After a number of years using the SD9, the change was made to use the 325 (possibly at my request). The train looked excellent... (more)

1960's? no 2015! After a fresh repaint in North Dakota, Northern Pacific 3617 is just a few days returned to Duluth before it starred in the 2015 "Railfan Weekend" which featured SD45s around the... (more)

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Burlington Northern 6234" on a photo freight crossing the St. Croix River from Minnesota into Wisconsin. This special was hosted by Trains Magaz... (more)

Duluth & Northeastern #28 patched up as its former self, DM&IR #332 steams quietly in the yard of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum during a night photo shoot to kick off Railfan Weekend 2017.

Two recently rebuilt SD75s hustle a Minot train westbound around the curve out of town in the evening light. The #281 is a SD75I while the #269 is an SD75M. Both have been hard at work in the a... (more)

In a rare mileage trip, a Northstar Commuter train sits at St. Paul Union Depot. The train arrived from Big Lake carrying 1500 passengers to the European Market at the Depot's plaza.

The Minnesota Transporation Museum's "Great Northern 325" on a photo passenger special east of Osceola, WI. The GN 325 was repainted earlier in 2023 at Relco in Albia, IA thanks to a gen... (more)

MNTX (BN) SD9 #6234 with the "Pumpkin Express" after switching cars for the weekend.

Amtrak is changing from the Genesis to the Charger as the season changes from autumn to winter. December 1 is the first day of Meteorological Winter. As of late, pure ALC-42 or P42 consists hav... (more)

Great Northern 400, "Hustle Muscle" returns to the Twin Cities for display at St. Paul Union Depot for "Train Days". The GN 400 for much of the 2000s was housed just up the ... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 returns home from Boyleston on a daytime round trip under the Highway 23 overpass in Brook Park. Also on the train as a helper is AMTK #184, the phase 4 heritage unit. AMTK #... (more)

"Soo Line 559" (Rock Island 1223) is under the watchful eye of the railroad superintendent at the Dresser, WI depot. GP7 559 hasn't been operational since 2014, so it's return was don... (more)