CP 5983 idles as it waits for a crew.

With the lower fall sun angle and the fall colors at peak a couple of SD40-2s rumble through East Oakland. It's been increasingly difficult to find these old workhorses out on the mainlines and i... (more)

Slowly creeping towards Pig's Eye Yard a mix of power leads today's St. Paul Turn.

A bright CP geep sits near the CP Shops in Saint Paul, MN. Note the mismatch number boards.

Heading into the S curves west of Lake Park, MN, this M train proves that temps were on the cool side as the exhaust creates a interesting effect.

These units never rest on the CP.

Catch them while you can. Many of these SOO EMD SD60s are now being put away for who knows how long by the CP. Here the SOO 6023 sits shutdown awaiting its' next move. CP 4613 and ... (more)

The local awaits a crew on a warm spring day in Northern Minnesota. Approximately 3 hours later this train would get permission for a "6.6" and then head west towards Grand Forks.

UP 4317 will undergo a crew change and then move on. The Mississippi River and Saint Paul skyline can be seen as well.

This is a shot I've wanted to get ever since I paid my first visit to the Newport Switch Tower back in February. You can hear a rumble for a great distance then trains seem to "magically" appear. ... (more)

These three units are no strangers to the BN/CP Transfer. It's nice to see EMD power like this riding the rails!

Glad to see an H3 GEVO on the point rather than another boring GE in H2!

At track speed EMDX 762 heads westward. Look carefully down grade and you will see the historic Great Northern Depot and some center beam cars sitting on the siding next to the main line.

Hustling its way toward Minneapolis the SP 4449 takes a string of passenger cars east under ominous looking skies that plagued the area most of the afternoon.

CP 199 with a "one unit wonder" takes a long string of autoracks and stacks westbound on CP's River Sub just outside of Red Wing, MN.