On the last day of September, amid unpredictable fall weather, a pair of rebuilt H4 EMDs are on point of a mixed freight from Minneapolis (Northtown) to Grand Forks.

A trio of CSXT GEs are in command of an empty crude oil train headed west to fill up on North Dakota oil. The leader is a relatively clean rebuild, which shines up good in the low winter sun.

A trio of BNSF "pumpkins" (and EMDs) make their way west on a windy Halloween afternoon.

Northtown's last two Cascade Green EMDs make a trip westbound in golden light. Just days ago was BNSF's 25th Anniversary, but this had an all Burlington Northern-feel, which turned 50 earlier this... (more)

A colorful mix of EMDs, all 60-variety, leads the Northtown to Minot road freight. Conveniently, all the locomotives represent current and historic BN-SF colors, making for a merger-era consist.

If you can beleive it, "Cascade Green" has lasted 50 years. Slowly but surely, what remains of BN some 25 years after the BNSF merger is going away. Green SD60Ms weren't too hard to find a few yea... (more)

A trio of 4-axle EMDs struggle west under the Big Lake signal gantry enroute to Grand Forks. PTC trouble made for a long trip for this crew.

The St Cloud local heads east with a very short train in tow. The FURX leaser is a nice change from the usual H4 geeps you see on this train.

Oil loads head east into Big Lake kicking up a snowstorm on a chilly last morning of 2019.

A trio of rebuilt and repainted EMD widecabs lead the Northtown-Grand Forks mixed freight under the signal gantry at Big Lake Station. All three wear the unofficial "H4", which differ... (more)

A pair of SD60Ms lead 4 GEs on the Dilworth, MN - Northtown Yard manifest.

Metro Transit's Northstar commuter trains all have the day off with the Labor Day holiday.

Labor Day finds the St. Cloud local train just throttling up from being stopped waiting for opposing traffic to clear. Northstar commuter rail facility is to the right, accessed by the lead track... (more)

The late afternoon shadows are long as the last Northstar commuter train of the day has just backed into the maintenance facility garage for servicing.

The last afternoon Northstar commuter train of the day waits to depart east to Target Field in Minneapolis. The Northstar Link bus will shuttle commuters to St. Cloud. In the background is Cargi... (more)