A crude oil train rolls into downtown Elk River past the historic grain elevator that now serves as a feed, seed and pet supply business.

An SD60 leads a trio of NS run thru power on this BNSF eastbound unit train on late summer day with the sumacs along the R-O-W turning a deep red.

The UP 'MIR' job is tied down for the night on the Olympic Steel spur with some coil cars.

A southbound Soo Line train makes its way over the Nemadji River bridge just outside of Superior WI.

Amtrak Empire Builder rolls into downtown Elk River past the historic grain elevator that now serves as a feed, seed and pet supply business.

A loaded train of corn makes its way across the hills west of Guyson ND on former Soo Line trackage

A relatively freshly repainted GP60M-3 leads the St. Cloud local. This train operates and serves customers between St. Cloud and Northtown and interchanges cars with Northern Lines Railway in St.... (more)

The graffiti artists even managed to leave their mark on the nose of this GE leading a vehicle train towards Northtown.

A westbound CP train rolling across snow covered fields west of Watkins MN.

UP MIR local power is tied down for the night on the Olympic Steel spur.

A lone GP40X sits in the yard at Willmar MN.

Sporting a patriotic air horn painted red, white and blue, this 30 car empty tailings train is just out of Babbitt.

While the historic city water tower is no longer in use, it makes for a nice backdrop as Amtrak's Empire Builder operating over five hours late sweeps thru an S curve in downtown Elk River MN.

An oil train on the BNSF Moorehead Sub approaches Wahpeton ND/Breckenridge MN where it will use trackage rights over the Red River Valley & Western RR until entering the BNSF Morris Sub at CP 212 ... (more)

A pair of Indiana Railroad SD60s (ex-SOO) pull a loaded coal train across the former Milwaukee Road bridge spanning the Mississippi River.