The grade out of the Minnesota River valley between Morton and Franklin is steep enough that with only one unit, the crew is doubling their 25 car train up the hill. Here, the first cut of 13 car... (more)

An eastbound on the wooden trestle over Sulphur Lake just west of Morton has been near the top of my list of shots I'd like to capture. Things finally lined up with a sunny morning, a flexible wo... (more)

A single CAT powered GP30C pulls loads from Delhi over the Minnesota River at Morton. Last week when I caught an eastbound here for the first time I had to sprint from my car with only seconds to... (more)

The Twin Cities & Western is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend. To mark the occasion they're operating a passenger train along the line to Montevideo. Thursday is designated for publ... (more)

The Twin Cities & Western arrives at CP's St. Paul Yard with one of the new GP38-2's and a GP15C (CAT) for power. The 2010 actually started out life as a N&W GP38AC. The UP transfer for East Minne... (more)

Twin Cities & Western 2011 along with SOO 2500 in the background are on display for Train Days at St. Paul Union Depot as the Amtrak Empire Builder makes their scheduled stop for passenger pickup ... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train operating on Minnesota Prairie Line track heads east through the scenic Minnesota River valley toward Morton with covered hoppers from one of the small towns on the f... (more)

Representing some of the newest power on the railroad, two freshly rebuilt and repainted TC&W GP38-2s approach the MN 23 overpass east of Granite Falls on a sunny Friday afternoon.

The Twin Cities & Western is busy at the west end of Renville as several crews get to work. One is taking this light power west toward Sacred Heart as another prepares to board the power on the m... (more)

With infrequent and unpredictable operations on the former Minneapolis & St Louis west of Morton, trains on this line are elusive. After moving to the area last September, I've been patiently wai... (more)

One of TC&W's new GP38-2s and a rebuilt GP20 head west as light power between Renville and Sacred Heart.

A lone CAT Diesel Power GP20C basks in the afternoon light adjacent to the Southern MN Beet Sugar Co-Op.

Three Gen.II/GP20s on the deadline at the Railroad's headquarters in Glencoe MN

The Twin Cities & Western is still at work at the sugar beet plant near Renville as blizzard conditions slow most everything else in the area to a halt. Groundhog Day doesn't mean much to Minneso... (more)

The sun has set some minutes ago, but there's still light in the western sky and a little glint on the flanks of the TCWR 4302. The Ruebel Turn has finished its work for the day at the sugar beet... (more)