One of the handful of GP20's rebuilt with Cat engines.

A westbound TC&W passing through Stewart en route to switch the large sugar beet processing plant at Ruebel.

A great looking 4 pack of C.A.T geeps are working hard as the depart Olivia, MN after a small set-out.

There are very few stretches that a person can still find miles of codeline, but the Morris Sub in far western Minnesota is one of those places. The RRVW heads out onto BNSF tracks as it heads so... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western freight chugs its way under an old rural overpass, on its way through Granite Falls.

A mixed train of rock, grain, and sand fly by me at a blistering 5 mph. They're just a few miles out of Granite Falls, and the end of my Saturday morning chase.

The quiet small town of Milan, MN is disturbed by the roar of a couple Cat powered geeps. They are now up to 25mph as they glide past the elevator and past some parked grain cars.

Thinking I'd find nothing on a Saturday along the Twin Cities & Western, i was surprised with not only a TC&W train, but also an empty BNSF coal train. Here, a couple Cat powered geeps pull their... (more)

Much of the year the Twin Cities Western train that heads west from Glencoe each morning starts out in the dark, but long summer hours allow for a rare 6:30 AM sun shot in Glencoe. After digging ... (more)

Two RRVW geeps head back to Breckenridge, Mn with a short cut of hoppers and tanks.

A long TC&W transfer nears it destination at CP's Pig's Eye Yard. Along the way, the head end passes St. Paul's most famous landmark, the First Bank building. In the foreground is UP's Robert Stre... (more)

A long TC&W departs Minnesota Commercial's Midway yard for CP yard in St. Paul. The CAT rebuild is followed by three GP39's.

Using trackage rights on BNSF, this RRVW westbound crosses the ex-NP viaduct across the Sheyenne River at Valley City, heading from Casselton to Jamestown.

With their work in UP's Western Ave yard done, the TCWR heads for Hoffman and the CP.

The Saint Paul Turn makes an extremely rare appearance on the BNSF's Saint Paul Sub. This train usually takes a route using the BNSF's Midway and CP's Merriam Park Subs.