These wind turbine blade trains seem to be a more common sight recently on the Marshall Sub. I lucked into seeing one depart Willmar, viewed from a recently constructed ramp toward a yet-to-be-bu... (more)
The switch crew at the west end of Willmar Yard is hard at work as the sun sets on a chilly but pleasant winter day. It's nice to see an end cab switcher still getting the job done in 2016.
One set of EMD power passes another on the roundhouse lead in Willmar. With the big GEs seemingly everywhere on the BNSF system now, the various local trains that fan out from Willmar make this a... (more)
A pair of GP's rest by the sanding tower in Willmar on a clear but chilly November morning. This was the first Utah Railway locomotive I've ever seen in person. I have no clue what it was doing ... (more)
A rebuilt GP30 wears fresh BNSF paint, but luckily retains its iconic look as it idles in Willmar on a clear fall morning.
With several local jobs fanning out in all directions on most weekdays, Willmar continues to be a haven for older EMDs. A couple of sets of them sit near the sanding tower on a nice fall afternoo... (more)
On the 20th anniversary of the BNSF merger, the BN logo is still on the sanding tower and some Cascade Green locomotives are still beneath it at Willmar, MN.
A good looking ACe brings oil loads past a busy Willmar Yard on the last day of summer 2015.
BNSF 2643 leads the East Local back into Willmar on a pleasant summer afternoon.
A pair of GEs brings an eastbound ethanol train into Willmar for a crew change on one of the main tracks as several EMDs sit in the yard on other various assignments. They may not rule the mainlin... (more)
Two tier 4 demonstrators sit on the servicing tracks in Willmar after bringing a train in off of the Morris Sub earlier in the day.
Some nice fluffy snow is falling and there's not a GE in sight at the roundhouse in Willmar.
This GP50 has been hanging around a while and I finally had the chance to get a good roster of it on the roundhouse lead in Willmar.
The East Local is returning to Willmar on a nice fall afternoon. It was nice to see an H1 GP leading the way.
A manifest behind two GEs is getting underway out of Willmar on their trip down the Marshall Sub to Sioux City, IA.
