After dropping off the majority of the train in the siding, 6988 heads east to wye in South Amana, past an old decrepit barn.

A few minutes after sunrise, 6988 is seen getting prepared for it's final runs before the locomotive's 1472 is up.

6988 heads eastbound past the former Spaulding Manufacturing Company, now housing new apartments.

A pair of GEVOs take a grain train from East Dubuque, IL west on the Wayzata Sub, past a farm in Waverly.

After going in the hole for an EB manifest, the Willmar East Local throttles up the grade over the Washington Creek bridge in Dassel, perfectly fitting this pair of geeps.

An outbound commuter flies west into Elk River.

A pair of geeps pull the St. Cloud local back east to Northtown heading out of Elk River with a few cars in tow.

The daily merchandise train for Laurel, MT heads westbound with a 5 pack of GEs past Lake Minnetonka on a bright afternoon in Wayzata.

CP 299 makes a somewhat rare daylight appearance on the Paynesville Sub in Maple Lake in some nice evening light.

Empty oil train 577 heads north (or technically west) on the Detroit Lakes Sub with a pair of Belles sandwiching a CP AC44, past a field of corn soon to be harvested.

The Marshall local heads north into Willmar late in the morning.

A pair of KCSM gevos sandwich a CP AC44 on 577, sweeping around the curve in Brooten.

On the other side of the train, Milwaukee Road E unit #32A pulls the train back to Bongards for a lunch stop. Although the scheme is fictional, this definitely looks like a scene straight out of w... (more)

261's crew prepares to layover for the night for the next day's excursions, while us foamers were busy photographing the locomotive.

The daily MRL bound manifest heads west through Howard Lake with a trio of swoosh painted units, all a different locomotive model. Leading is a dash 9, somewhat uncommon in that scheme, along with... (more)