Sitting in Canadian Pacific's Pig's Eye Yard is the railway's Track Evaluation Train. With a single SD40-2 for power, this train consist of (front to back): Accommodation Car CP 68, Gauge Restrai... (more)

A Union Pacific local, with "GP38-3" 2507 and GP39-2 2732 for power, rolls into Hoffman Yard. UP 2507 is a rebuilt GP40 leased from Helm Leasing. It was originally Louisville & Nashvil... (more)

Northtown-Kick heads under the signal bridge at Hoffman as the sun comes out for a bit at the end of this mostly gloomy afternoon and evening. A pair of ACes were on the head end, and a dash 9 at ... (more)

The Milwaukee Road 261 is the star attraction wherever she goes and Train Days at Saint Paul Union Depot is no exception as people line up to see her all weekend long.

Saint Paul's newest resident railroad (CPKC) is represented in part by a shiny Kansas City Southern GEVO on display as part of Saint Paul Union Depot's Train Days.

Two Chargers in two different paint schemes lead a tardy eastbound Empire Builder out of Saint Paul. In the distance, you can see some of the equipment on display for Saint Paul Union Depot's Trai... (more)

Southern Belle's have become a more common sight up here in Minnesota following the CPKC merger. Case in point: the sun pops through some clouds just in time to shine on a couple of Kansas City So... (more)

CP 240 heads through the sweeping curves at Westminster. In a couple miles they will reach their destination in St. Paul.

I would guess without checking that this was a former MILW unit. I got a few shots on this business trip before a dingbat ran a red light, ruined by rental car and the rest of my day off.

Empty coal train approaching the famous bluffs. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

WB DAPX hopper train approaching the cliffs. Photo by Jim Satterwhite.

A regular denizen of the area, this former Southern SD24 is hauling a big string of cars by the bluffs, one more time. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Tattered BNSF B40-8Ws 542 and 558 shove a geometry train through Division Street, making for a pretty odd sight.

UPY 733 and 653 bellow exhaust after pulling 5 loads from CHS's fertilizer terminal in St. Paul. This 1.5 mile long stretch of trackage is known as the Rock Island Industrial Lead, and much of it ... (more)

The flow of commerce beneath the cliffs of the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood on the southeast side of Saint Paul is nearly constant, whether it's by river, road, or rail. It's certainly one of the b... (more)