My previous visit to Marias Pass five years ago did not include a shot here, so I made it a point to add my name to the long list of railfans with a picture of the eastbound Empire Builder on the ... (more)

The 292 cruises over a small overpass east of Kensington. The name of the railroad was what? Nevermind.

NTWGFD EMD's Isn't it funny how a seemingly random collection of letters can mean absolutely nothing to most people, but to Minnesota railfans, the letters "NTWGFD EMD's" would be... (more)

The 499 waits in the siding at Murray. The first of two eastbounds out of Glenwood is already past. The second will be along shortly and then they will resume their trip west.

Big Boy 4014 makes for an impressive sight from any angle, but if I was going to make the effort to join the throngs of admirers trackside during its visit to Minnesota, I wanted to see it in the ... (more)

Train 291 has taken the siding in Paynesville to meet two eastbounds. Unfortunately, the dispatcher overlooked the fact that an 8000 foot train does not fit in a 7600 foot siding, so they would s... (more)

A Soo Line GP38-2 rests in Glenwood next to something we haven't seen around here in a long time: standing water from rain!

A very foggy winter morning finds an SD70ACe hurrying east past the restored Northern Pacific depot in Wadena with a loaded coal train.

For the second year in a row, I was in Florida in January for continuing education. This year I only spent an hour or so trackside at the Delray Beach passenger station. First up was this southb... (more)

Shrouded in fog at sunrise, a westbound intermodal train rolls by a small lake on the state land west of Sedan, MN.

My second SD60M leader of the day in the form of SOO 6059 leads 2nd 491 into Belgrade in quickly fading light.

An eastbound with a nice mix of CP, Soo Line, and UP power waits to depart at Glenwood East.

After a long, snowy winter, it's finally beginning to feel like spring in Minnesota as the sun comes out from behind some clouds and shines on the eastbound Empire Builder departing Saint Paul.

On a perfectly clear evening, the view from this vantage point is nothing short of spectacular. With shadows lengthening, another trainload of coal makes its way along the BNSF's Orin Subdivision... (more)

Slowly but surely I'm getting some more photos checked off my list along the Minnesota Prairie Line. Thanks to a timely text from another local railfan, I was able to rush out to Belview and get ... (more)