St. Croix Valley's recently acquired pair of former SD45s (rebuilt to 3000 hp) power the morning train toward Hinckley and a connection with the BNSF. The NP inspired paint scheme looks good on th... (more)

St. Croix Valley recently acquired two SD40M-2's in their NP inspired paint scheme to help with hauling sand to interchange partner BNSF. The trains seen heading north just out of Rush City with ... (more)

St. Croix Valley recently acquired two SD40M-2's in their NP inspired paint scheme to help with hauling sand to interchange partner BNSF. The trains seen heading north over the Snake River in Pin... (more)

The newest addition to the SCXY RR is the freshly painted SD40M-2 (ex-SP 8840) 1326. This 3,00 h.p. 6 axel unit was painted by the shop folks at Horicon, Wisconsin into this NP-inspired paint sch... (more)

A pair of geeps operated by the St. Croix Valley RR rest next to the short line's depot/office on a nice Saturday afternoon in Rush City, MN. Come Monday, it'll be back to work.

Due to increasing shipments of fracking sand shortline St. Croix Valley is adding two rebuilt 3,000-hp six axle units to its roster The first to arrive after repainting at Horicon, Wisconsin was 1... (more)

A pair of Geeps with NP inspired paint, owned by the St. Croix Valley Railroad and run on part of the former Skally line rest on a Sunday afternoon near the SCXY depot/office in Rush City, MN afte... (more)

A pair of St. Croix Valley geeps rest next to the short line's depot/office on a nice Sunday afternoon in Rush City. Come Monday, it'll be back to work.

It's a cold Minnesota night made evident by the icicles hanging off the roof of the St. Croix Valley Railroad office as the two geeps idle nearby keeping themselves warm.

The Pride of the Skally Line. 1363 showing its NP Heritage paint.

1353 and sister 1352 idle in the cold clear Minnesota night.

A pair of SCXY GP9 geeps keep warm idiling outside the shortlines office/depot while an ex-BN GP10 on lease from ILSX sits quietly on the other side of the building on this cold and clear February... (more)

The Pride of the (former) Skally Line. SCXY 1363, showing its NP inspired Heritage paint scheme, sits idling outside the SCXY RR office on a cold but clear February night.

The two Northern Pacific inspired GP9's that serve the St. Croix Valley Railroad sit outside the office on a cold February night.

After a trip up to Hinckley, MN to pick up a 30 car BNSF transfer of grain loads, the GP9 duo from the St. Croix Valley RR roll south down the former NP Skally Line as we continue our trip back in... (more)