An NS GE leads this grain train towards Glenwood on the CP Paynesville Sub in the late afternoon sun after a snowstorm hit the night before. My father is the conductor on this train, can be seen o... (more)

A pair of AC4400s lead a manifest east to St Paul over one of the many sags on the Paynesville Sub.

Now on the BNSF, the SD60 pair continues west on the ex Milwaukee Road mainline to load the train in Ortonville. Here the train heads past the abandoned elevator in Correll, a town seemingly untou... (more)

After going in the siding in Loretto for 198, this train had the all clear to Glenwood once it got rolling. Here the train heads through the S curve at Maple Lake, with locomotives from both Pacif... (more)

The Aberdeen local heads west out of Summit on a crisp winter (or technically "spring") afternoon in South Dakota.

Now in Burnett, this loaded taconite train continues south, passing wildflowers and under some storm structures in the sky.

S CHCTAC slowly works its way upgrade at Jackson Street with three different BNSF schemes on the head end, just before the shadows crept in.

Limestone empties head downhill on a code blue morning.

My final shot of this train was at the curve east of Sedan. The train was approaching the final few miles before tying down in Glenwood for the night.

The QJ heads east to Mitchellville gaining speed in Altoona.

A grain train heads eastbound over the bridge at Camden in North Minneapolis on a bright November morning. Funnily enough, this wouldn't be the only ex Soo Line bridge I'd shoot on this day, as la... (more)

CP 41B is in the hole at South Haven for 3 eastbounds. Not long after sunset, the 2nd eastbound rolls past the business train.

On day 2 of our trip, we decided to chase LAUBOZ once again. Here the train heads through Big Timber, past some old NP relics. The cantilever, now fitted with modern signals, as well as an old sig... (more)

2 Dash 9s and 4 SD40-2s lead this day's Grand Forks manifest. Interestingly enough, I caught those same SD40s leading the day before on the Dilworth manifest.

The east local powerset gets ready for the day soon to connect to its train