The EJ&E units have really spread out on the former Wisconsin Central. I wonder how much longer the CN will keep them around as they disposed of almost all of DMIR's SD38-2 fleet.

MNRX 503 departs Minneapolis and crosses the Mississippi River back towards Big Lake. One of the reasons this service is in place is to help commuters avoid delays getting into Minneapolis during... (more)

Another BNSF manifest creates a blizzard as it heads down the track towards Northtown.

I think it's safe to say winter has hit Minnesota. A frozen-looking Galesburg-Superior manifest heads up the St. Paul Sub just west of Park Junction.

AMTK 8 is running right on schedule seen here passing the Robert Street Bridge tenders shack.

This may look like just another grain train, but this is on UP's Mankato Subdivision between St. Paul and Valley Park. Every so often BNSF will hand a train off to the UP for delivery to Savage, ... (more)

Four SD40-2's negotiate between the skyscrapers and the Mississippi River with the South St. Paul-Valley Park transfer. You can really get a feel for how tall these buildings are when the train l... (more)

Job 52 goes about spotting cars on the Hennepin Line. It won't be long before the RS27's are parked for the winter and the RS18 gets pulled out.

The conductor rides the point of MNNR 316 as they work along the Hennepin Line on a warm summer morning. The 316 has a pair of flags flying high as the engineer puts on a show for myself and fell... (more)

A lot of variables came together nicely in this picture, the biggest being the sun was out. Train 199 was more or less an appetizer as we waited for the big prize, SP 4449.

Three GE's exit the tunnel on Main 1 at Westminster with train 490.

BNSF 6320 can't be more then a couple of months old as it leads a Dash 9 and a heavy Northtown-Galsburg manifest down Main 2 at Newport.

CP 199 can be fairly reliable for an afternoon run up the river. With that in mind, 45 minutes later Nick Benson and I were at the top of this bluff. It was well worth the hike.

WPSX coal empties ease around the river and the bluff at Maple Springs. I have a new found respect for anyone who attempts this shot as the hike is not easy. Thank goes out to Nick Benson for th... (more)

A fishermen heads for home or a new spot as he departs the bay in his speed boat. CP 291 is westbound with one unit in charge. They'll meet an 882 coal load at Duke before continuing to St. Paul... (more)