St Croix Valley Railroad SD45 carbody 1325 gets a roll on a train bound for Hinkley, Minnesita on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. On former Northern Pacific trackage, the view seems to be stepping back i... (more)

Inspired by the Northern Pacific's colors with monad and ""Radio Equipped", these St. Croix Valley's SD40M-2 road units have the weekend off. These units were brought in to take over for some GP9... (more)

Former Great Northern 676 - now St. Croix Valley 1353 - shows off the colors of its one-time rival Northern Pacific as it departs Hinckley heading south on the "Skally."

An ex-D&RGW SD45 is leading St. Croix Valley train #19 north towards Hinckley, Minn., on a late summer afternoon.

Autumn is in the air as St. Croix Valley's NP-inspired units head north to interchange with the BNSF at Hinckley, Minn.

St. Croix Valley's SD45s get underway, heading down the Skally Line to Rush City with 104 cars.

St. Croix Valley's two six axle units cross the river at Pine City with 416 axles.

No. 1326 heads south with 103 cars for Rush City on a beautiful fall morning in the North Country.

No. 1326 briefly pauses just north of Rush City due to the St. Croix Valley's GP9s switching in the yard ahead.

No. 1326 waits as St. Croix Valley's GP9s shove a cut of cars into the mill in a scene that harkens back to Northern Pacific days. Thanks go to Frank Nesbit for bringing a little of the old NP ba... (more)

St. Croix Valley's pair of NP-painted SD45 look-a-likes cross the Snake River near downtown Pine City, Minnesota.

One of two newly rebuilt and repainted "Radio Equipped" SD40M-2's (rebuilt to 3000 hp) for the St. Croix Valley Railroad spends a quiet Saturday night parked under the stars. The fres... (more)

St. Croix's new SD40M-2 "Radio Equipped" road units spend a quiet Saturday night parked under the stars. Come Monday morning the two will be moving cars again.

St. Croix's road units ease to a stop in Rush City as the ground utility man lines a switch. Even the company ride has a nice Monad logo.

The new face of the St. Croix Valley Railroad, SD40M-2 #1326