My 2nd SD70ACU leader on this day was Norfolk Southern's class unit of this type on a westbound oil train. Here the train nears Eden Valley, not going too fast due to slow orders, which made for a... (more)
A Metra outbound blasts towards Harvard on the UP Northwest Line, which will be the furthest west the train will go before heading back to Chicago.
A trio of tunnel motors lead ore empties north in very windy conditions.
A sand train heads west on the Paynesville Sub with a couple bright red GEs on point.
In the last light of the day, the Aberdeen Local heads into Kerkhoven on a rare afternoon/evening run for this part of the line.
Grain empties southbound on the Marshall Sub, with some hoarfrost.
A manifest heads west on a clear spring evening to Aberdeen with a 5 unit consist on point. The Delano elevator has had some modifications over the past year, and has a more "modernized"... (more)
A Dash 9 brings up the rear of this EB ethanol outside of Delano, shortly after it would stop to meet a westbound.
Coal loads head west on the Morris Sub
After a service stop, 2816 departs Harvey, putting on quite a show.
The CN local heads back south later in the day at a crossing south of Eagle Mills.
A pair of geeps pull the St. Cloud local back east to Northtown heading out of Elk River with a few cars in tow.
A quad set of GEs smoke up a storm leading an intermodal through East Dubuque into the morning sun.
A southbound potash train heads over the Cloquet River near Taft on a perfect summer morning.
The daily merchandise train for Laurel, MT heads westbound with a 5 pack of GEs past Lake Minnetonka on a bright afternoon in Wayzata.