Z-train re-route over the BNSF Wayzata Sub due to the derailment the previous day on the Staples Sub in Fridley, MN
Westbound on the Wayzata lead by a nice looking SD70ACe.
5734 takes up the rear of the coal empty as it passes by Target Fields Station. A Northstar commuter is waiting on one more inbound commuter before it heads back north to be Twins Extra train in ... (more)
I figured with the long summer days it was time to get up early before work and shoot the Northstar commuters. First attempt I got clouded out. 2nd try another train blocked the angle I wanted. ... (more)
On most days you can shoot one northbound Northstar Commuter in the morning, but today there are two as this one heads back north to be a Twins Extra in a few hours. Thanks to Steve Glischinski f... (more)
The "Bombpop", the leased Utah Transit Authority locomotive shoves in a morning inbound Northstar commuter train through the BNSF Northtown yard.
Amtrak herritage unit #156 makes a brief stop in Red Wing on its return run from St. Paul to Chicago.
Three leasers and an ICE pass by the Red Wing Depot on a quiet Sunday morning.
Amtrak 156 is leading 808, the "Baby Builder," to Chicago here at East Oakland on the BNSF's St. Paul Subdivision.
The "Baby Builder" featuring Amtrak 156 rolls into Red Wing.
The baby builder #808 has just departed the Midway depot for it return trip to Chicago.
A few minutes after leaving Red Wing, the "Baby Builder" rips through Frontenac at track speed.
With flooded farm fields, an eastbound breaks the quite Saturday afternoon silence.