Fresh from the Independent Locomotive Service shop in Holt, Minnesota Northern's cow-calf unit (formerly of the Belt Railway of Chicago #504) makes an appearance on the MNN Warroad Local. This pa... (more)
Minnesota Northern's weekly trip up the Warroad Subdivision heads back to Thief River Falls passing milepost 56 to meet back up with MNN 1356 at Dakota Junction.
Minnesota Northern's famous cow/calf duo sits quietly at the curve north of Thief River Falls on a pleasant August morning. It looks as though the "0" in the unit's number has fallen off on the le... (more)
This week's version of the Warroad Local gets underway and heads out of the MNN's yard toward BNSF's Grand Forks Subdivision.
ILSX 1399 has departed MNN rails and is now heading east on the BNSF main track toward Erskine, MN, where it will turn north on CPR's main to run to Thief River Falls and reach the Warroad Subdivi... (more)
The Warroad Local has departed the Crookston Yard and is now rounding the curve to head out to the BNSF main for the run to Erskine, MN.
ILSX 1399 and MNN 1380 have backed down onto their cut of cars and are preparing to head for Roseau, MN, on a sunny Monday morning. Photo taken on Minnesota Northern property with permission.
This extremely rare rebuilt former GN GP5 sounds and looks great as it accelerates east on BNSF rails toward Erskine, MN. It will spend the next few days performing switching operations on MNN's W... (more)
MNN 1383 and MNN 909 prepare to move the second half of the Warroad Local "push-pull" style out of the Crookston yard while other stored cars and locomotives rest in the background.
MNN 1383, MNN 1380, and ILSX 1381 slowly chug the Warroad Local east out of the Crookston yard to head for a week of switching.
Towing 4 cars from the Canadian Pacific in Thief River Falls, this Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN) train passes by snow-covered fields on the outskirts of Crookston. This train is just a few hun... (more)
MNN 1380 ties up for the day at the CP Crossing near Thief River Falls.
MNN 1380 edges along the Warroad Subdivision on the way back to TRF.