Two CF7s and a spreader maintain their lonely vigil in downtown Breckenridge on a nice autumn day. This equipment has not seen service in quite some time.

Our wait on the overpass in Staples was nearly ruined by a cloud, but the sun came out just in time to give us a good look at the train of the day.

A day out train chasing with my boys took us to the parking lot along the S-curve in downtown Elk River. A couple of younger railfans were there, too. It was their first time meeting up in perso... (more)

On a crisp fall morning in west central Minnesota, westbound CP train 199 slowly rolls past the state land west of Sedan as the sun rises out of the fog.

On our travel day between Miles City and Helena, the Jimbo had the railroad tied up most of the day around Big Timber. Having completed their work, the 264 puts the train away in Livingston. The... (more)

On a spectacular late summer day, the eastbound Empire Builder is nearly to the summit of Marias Pass. Without John F Stevens' discovery of this legendary crossing of the divide, the privately fi... (more)

A pair of Iowa Northern MPI locomotives haul a short train across the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo. I moved from Iowa to Minnesota in June of 2008 as floods were ravaging this area. It's har... (more)

The entire length of this 6600' stack train is visible as it winds through the Sheyenne River valley at Valley City, ND. The BNSF's former NP Hi-Line Bridge is visible on the left.

The lead locomotive, a dirty GE widecab, is about as dismal as it gets along the CPR these days, but check out what's behind it: SOO 6045 in candy apple red, CP 6047 in the dual flag scheme, BNSF ... (more)

With thick fog hanging in the air, Floyd Valley Grain's two SD18s rest by the elevator in Hinton. Both of these units were originally built for the Southern as high-nosed SD24s.

An eastbound on the wooden trestle over Sulphur Lake just west of Morton has been near the top of my list of shots I'd like to capture. Things finally lined up with a sunny morning, a flexible wo... (more)

The first of several SD70ACe's I would catch on this afternoon, the 8435 rolls downgrade as a DPU on westbound coal empties at Lake Park. Puffy clouds like these always make for interesting shoot... (more)

A pair of ex-BN SD40-2's rest in Willmar. A portion of the turntable is visible to the left. Who knew I would someday long for Cascade Green SD40-2's?

Of all the locations along the Minnesota Prairie Line between Morton and Delhi, this is the one that's eluded me the most. I've got one other picture from here of an eastbound a few years ago, but... (more)

On a perfectly clear morning, an eastbound Canadian Pacific train is seen rolling along between Brooten and Belgrade.