An eastbound Z train is doing track speed approaching Elk River MN.

The trailing SD45 (DMVW 7517) on this loaded corn train puts out a bit of smoke as its notched up coming into Falkirk ND.

The CN transfer approaches Central Avenue on CP's Withrow Subdivision as it makes its way from New Brighton to BNSF's Northtown Yard with 70+ cars.

A mile out of Flaxton ND where the DMVW interchanges with the CPR, a 100+ car train crosses the prairie with fields of yellow blooms.

A four unit eastbound Z intermodal train passes the former CB&Q brick depot at Prairie Du Chien WI.

The 11am crude taconite ore train out of Babbitt is powered by leased CIT SD9043MAC and a couple of SD40-3's.

CN local with 30+ cars of coal for the Laskin Energy Center near Hoyt Lakes. The plant has since converted to burning natural gas, so these moves are no more.

A weathered WC GP40 on the White Pine local and four CN box cars rest at North Bessemer MI for the next days crew.

A sole GP40-2 powers the MIR job LBT-81 that's tied down for the rest of the day.

A Missabe tunnel motor is sandwiched in between a couple of IC units on a tac loaded near Wolf.

A unit grain train splits land owned by Cargill for farm and animal research.

A host of grain elevators and silos provide a backdrop for this all EMD consist train.

On the evening before pulling a 8 car ballast train for a photo freight shoot, Minnesota Transportation Museum locomotive 6234 dressed in Burlington Northern Railroad livery sits on the house trac... (more)

A couple of SD40-2's on a westbound intermodal train.

The morning TCW St. Paul turn out of Hopkins slips under the east absolute signals at Rollins Avenue. The former Bungee grain elevator is finally being repurposed to apartments instead of continu... (more)