In a fairly rare move, a BNSF grain shuttle is under the control of an Ottertail Valley Railroad crew as it begins its ascent out of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. After getting off the main back in to... (more)

Just before things flatten out on the prairies of western Minnesota, a few rolling hills gridded with gravel township roads can be a neat backdrop for trains traversing the Elbow Lake Sub. Like h... (more)

A month into 2012, and a true green lashup can still be found! A trio of whiteface ex-BN geeps make light work of todays Watertown Local, just east of Bellingham, MN.

BNSF 785 heads east past station sign Benson. The cloud in the background is from the CVEC ethonal plant. The temperature was 23 below at the time.

It's July 18th, 2010 and you can still find a pure consist of good ol' SOO LINE SD60's. Here they have the 291 under control north of Miltona. They'll travel to Vergas to meet an eastbound, and ... (more)

A CWR train sits patiently at the east end of Glenwood yard behind a lone GEVO. Its nice to see centerbeams are being used for something.

A total of 81 empties finally get underway after a long wait in the siding at Elkton, SD for crews to repair a broken rail, and an eastbound to pass. Its December 18th and the temperature is 55 de... (more)

Three SD40's and an SD60 head up todays 490.

After waiting for BNSF to leave, the crew of this Edgeley turn begins their trek westward into North Dakota. Breckenridge is a big Great Northern town, as evident by the GN caboose sitting outside... (more)

What looks great in front of 8,000 feet of train. Well, this.

The days of shooting a good old fashioned dash-2 leading a train may not be gone, but seeing them daily certainly is, so once in a while its good to look back and remember the days when you could ... (more)

Four massive transformers make their way across west central Minnesota on a balmy -10 degree day.

A mixed bag of power heads an eastbound freight between Barrett and Hoffman. Anybody wanting to railfan the CP in western Minnesota need to check this section of the Elbow Lake sub out, as there ... (more)

Right of way maintenance isn't the top priority for the Minnesota Southern, but thats ok. As long as the freight makes it to its destination, everyone is happy.

DPU on manifests has become the norm now on a couple CP freights through Minnesota. The 298 seen here, and the 198 all sport distributed power. The 8800 can be seen bringing up the rear of this ... (more)