With St. Paul's skyline directly to the east, a Union Pacific manifest with an SD70M leading waits for a crew to head down the Mankato Subdivision.

Remnants of Icelandic Railroads: Iceland isn't known for having railroads due to its geographical characteristics. However, railroads on a very small scale did exist in the Reykjavík area. MinÃ... (more)

Tunnel motor #1343 leads the Warroad local back to Crookston via trackage rights on the CP from Dakota Junction to Erskine, then on BNSF from Erskine and west.

The 'skyline' of Bagley is similar to other small Minnesota communities: a water tower and a grain elevator. However, not every small town can claim a GN era tower! Two visiting Canadian Pacifi... (more)

With the fog having just lifted, the sun pokes through to shine on the SD60M with one of the more modern BNSF liveries, remnants of the cloud system create a dark sky in the background.

Although this isn't the Heartland Flyer, Amtrak's Empire Builder is sporting #52, "The Heartland Flyer's Big Game Train" locomotive out front as it takes one of the Minnesota Commercial Yard track... (more)

Strong winds creating unpredictable cloud cover made me wonder whether or not I was going to be able to snap a sunny photo of the late Empire Builder. The sun poked out just long enough for me to... (more)

The Empire Builder picks up speed as it receives a clear signal from the East Oakland signal tower.

Why is this CP AC44's paint to crisp and vivid? It was a star on the movie 'Unstoppable.' Typically, this model of locomotive has a weathered dark-red look. Here it heads past the Camden Place c... (more)

A single ES44AC leads an empty grain train over the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis. Two hipster kids decided it would be a good idea to cross the bridge carrying their bikes as the train ... (more)

The Empire Builder is only a few minutes late coming out of MSP - Midway Station. Here it is continuing east cruising along Shepard Road under the bluffs in downtown St. Paul. The Science Museum... (more)

CP 8734 leads the first of two east-bound trains through Humboldt West, while CP 9831 holds waiting for the east-bounds to clear.

CP 9831 leads a westbound manifest on the Paynesville subdivision over state highway 100 in Brooklyn Center. In a few meters the train will stop for the Humboldt West signal, where it will wait f... (more)

CN 2447 blares the horn for the 1st Street grade crossing out of the Minnesota Commercial Yard near the CN Wisconsin Division office. In the background a Minnesota Commercial high-rail truck foll... (more)

Getting east before the Empire Builder, Twin Cities & Western's daily St. Paul Turn takes the Merriam Park sub. over Snelling Ave. in order to descend down into downtown St. Paul. Today's train is... (more)