The Kennecot twins are spliced by a nice looking leaser as they rest for a few minutes before a new crew comes on duty. The Hopkins Depot is very interesting inside and out. Taken on railroad prop... (more)

I have wanted this shot for a long time. In the summer its really hard and a short passenger train just doesnt do it for me. In the winter when the line shifts to car storage normally the train is... (more)

Enginer has his engines in Run 8 as they slog through the hills of South Dakota. Huge mini-mountains rise to the rear as an old mile marker still remains.

With 30 min left before they die, the 0730 Road Switch drags bentonite cars up Proctor Hill while the 1430 PRS switches the dock to the right track. UPDATE: The IC #6262 was destroyed in a head on... (more)

Although the MRL was the "it" railroad between 2014-2016, you'd be hard pressed to find many pictures of the 45 fleet during the winter. The fresh blue definitely had a different look to... (more)

K-Mad snags his shot as the WN slowly rolls towards town.

Myself and Kale McConnell spent 20 hours following these cars from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum to Babbitt, MN (for which there are no paved roads into, but thats another 3 stories) Here, in... (more)

Strung out on the famed Bozeman Pass, the sound of 20 cylinders pounding up the mountain is truly something to behold. Rounding a curve in the middle of the hill, it will only be minutes before t... (more)

A few days after being put back into service, the classiest looking unit (the scheme) on the BNSF was put in charge of an engineering special. Here they are shown backing into their overnight bert... (more)

TC&W SLE locks the doors before heading off to Hopkins with a deadhead of special passenger equipment after two weekends of special trips on the TC&W celebrating their 20th anniversary. Taken on r... (more)

Quite possibly the youngest qualified engineer in Soo Line history has an easy pull as he drags a rare consist to Duluth, as CP road power is rarely seen on the MN side of the Ports.

With the imposing Livingston Peak rising in the background, 6800 feet of traffic begins its slow climb over Bozeman Pass with two freshly washed EMD's in charge. The town of Livingston can be seen... (more)

#4007 awaits more wheel work. Taken on explicit railroad property with permission,supervision, and PPE.

NSM #2001 returns home after a brief stint up in the cold of Northern Minnesota. Taken on private property.

If not for that BNSF on the side, the engine facility could be all BN, as two rarish GP28M's look on.