GAXX 1678 one of a few critters that work the Gerdau Ameristeel plant just southeast of Saint Paul Minnesota.

Soo Line SD40B 6450 at the St. Paul Diesel House January 1991. The 6450 was built as Burlington Northern 6302 in October 1971 and later renumbered to BN 7600. After a wreck in 1981, the BN rebuilt... (more)

Great Northern NW2 110 at Daytons Bluff in St. Paul, MN June 1968. The 110 was built in May 1939 as GN 5310 and renumbered to 110 in 1943. This NW2 became BN 458 and was retired in August 1983. Ke... (more)

A CP rebuild passes under the searchlights at Dayton's Bluff.

A full BN green lashup that's getting harder and harder to find leads the BNCP under the searchlights at Dayton's Bluff.

3BAL heading down the hill with elephant style Multimark SD40-2s. Train was filled out with sand empties in typical CP fashion. With the PTC deadline approaching, the days of CP SD40-2s leading tr... (more)

Matched Multimark SD40-2s lead ballast loads 3BAL out of St. Paul.

The Shakopee makes their UP delivery to the Belt Yard with a neat SD40-3/SD40-2 duo. The 5105 is one of 8 SD40-3s on the CP roster, and spends most of its time working the hump in St. Paul Yard.

CP 8153 leads a manifest past Dayton's Bluff at the last light of the day. With CP, UP, and BNSF all funneling trains through this area, there is never a shortage of traffic!

An autorack train heads north through the Dayton's Bluff area of downtown St. Paul.

CP SD40-2 no. 6060 shows off its Action Red color scheme in a consist with SD40-2 no. 5103 and SD30C-ECO 5045 at the east end of Pigs Eye (St. Paul) Yard. Not sure if the consist was working in hu... (more)

CP SD40-2 no. 5878 shows a lot of wear and tear in its flag scheme at Pigs Eye. the unit is at the tail end of a string of power waiting to be serviced at the diesel shops. New SD70ACus nos. 7044 ... (more)

Pigs Eye had examples of nearly revey scheme CP ever applied to SD40-2s on a visit there June 19. Nos. 5108 and 5871 showed off their tails at the turn table across from the roundhouse.

Sitting in Pig's Eye Yard.

Chicago Great Western Baldwin DS4-4-1000, 1000hp switcher built in 1949 shown here in original color scheme CGW road numbers 32-41. Unknown Photographer from my Collection.