MTX 325 and 6234 sit on a siding in Osceola as the excursion train is in route to Marine on St. Croix.

The front photo line left a nice gap for MILW 261 first runby creating a double canyon effect of the trees and people.

Its said that tornadoes sound like freight trains. For one brief moment, this train does its best tornado impression. The odd smoke patterns is because MILW 261 is in full reverse as it prepares... (more)

The 261 Gourmet Express passes three TCWRR engines in Hopkins.

BNSF 2694 parks its train at the Burlington yard.

Two Northern Pacific Vista Domes bring up the rear of Amtrak Train 28 along the Columbia River valley in Dallesport, WA. Smoke from Oregon forest fires fills the sky.

AMTK 155 leads the eastbound Empire Builder along Lake Pepin at Maple Springs.

MNRX 504 leads the North Star train past the engine line up at Northtown Yard in Minneapolis. With a recent addition of a new row of 16 engines, this is the most I've seen stored in the last 2+ y... (more)

BNSF 4416 is the first engine of 16 forming a new row at Northtown Yard. These were only a few days and not present on my next visit to the yard. Another three rows of engines are just out of vi... (more)

The cascade green BNSF 1458 leads a transfer job out of Northtown Yard in Minneapolis.

The Empire Builder heads east with the Friends of 261 Super Dome and Cedar Rapids cars on the end. Passengers of the Windy City excursion have just departed the St. Paul Union Depot.

Crews connect the Friends of 261 Super Dome and Cedar Rapids cars the end of the Empire Builder. The Minnesota Commercial performed the car switching.

BNSF 2912 picks up freight near Winter St at the BNSF yard in Superior.