Priority merchandise from Dilworth, MN to Lincoln, NE is making great time eastbound past Verso Paper.
A sharp warbonnet dodges the late evening shadows as it heads west with empties from Xcel Energy in Becker.
The Dilworth - Lincoln never fails to have interesting power on the head end... and today is no exception.
A trio of EMDs pump out some heat as they fly west with coal empties from Xcel Energy's plant in Becker, MN.
The steam rises from the Verso Paper Mill on a cool morning as the Dilworth - Lincoln heads east.
On a very brisk morning, the Empire Builder's engineer is on the radio calling the depot in St. Cloud.
Eastbound stacks from Tacoma, WA are dwarfed by the large mill in Sartell owned by Verso Paper.
One of the more photographed locomotives on the BNSF roster (due to the unusual, experimental paint scheme), BNSF 9297 leads an eastbound loaded coal train through central Minnesota