Now done with work at Howard Lake, the Willmar east local heads back west with a classic whiteface SD60M on point. The old BN stationsigns are a staple to the Wayzata Sub, and having a BN unit on ... (more)

The Watertown local heads east back to Willmar with a pair of greenies in charge.

A grain empty heads west on the Elbow Lake Sub with a somewhat clean and snow covered AC44 on point. I had trouble getting out of my parking spot (turns out I parked in too much snow), but a frien... (more)

The sun sets on a hazy summer day as the Glenwood wayfreight blasts west into Annandale. The Pioneer park on the right is an old west museum for old artifacts in Annandale, including a Soo Line ca... (more)

On a rare move, Amtrak's Empire Builder heads east on its namesake route for the first time in 7 years. Of course during the Great Northern era, and even Amtrak until 1979, the Empire Builder was ... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765 heads north with the excursion train towards Hillsdale, passing an old elevator in downtown Montgomery.

IC 6251 leads ore loads south on the Missabe Sub. Two IC 40s are sandwiching 2 CN units here. This was the first southbound after a long MOW window for a good portion of the day.

A pair of older EMDs are in charge of today's BNCP Transfer through Union Jct. The train is taking the cutoff from the Midway Sub due to congestion on the St. Paul Sub.

The Humboldt to Glenwood wayfreight heads west into Brooten as the sun sets for the day. The moon looms over this scene as nightfall sets in.

After a meet with LAUNTW coming off the Wayzata Sub, 240 gets moving once again past the old Northrup King and Seed factory, now transformed to hold art studios inside.

Combined manifest 18T, 3 units up front and 2 in the middle, from Roanoke heads through Stuarts Draft on a sunny morning.

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.

The train begins its journey onto the Browns Valley Sub, a branchline that goes (ironically) not to Browns Valley, but to Beardsley, MN. Just short of Browns Valley, and the part from Morris to Al... (more)

The daily MRL bound manifest heads west through Howard Lake with a trio of swoosh painted units, all a different locomotive model. Leading is a dash 9, somewhat uncommon in that scheme, along with... (more)

A pair of BLEs and a CN motor bring this northbound empty through Bear Trap Curve in a light drizzle.