No fireworks for the maintenance crews at the diesel shop at St. Paul, their work must go on to keep the locomotives running. Here a couple of engines are serviced, including a BNSF SD70MAC and a ... (more)

On a humid June morning, Amtrak's Empire Builder rounds the curve past the commercial's engine facilities, and heads for CP's Merriam Park Sub to reach SPUD. A couple a veteran B23-7's are getting... (more)

Working for BNSF on the former Great Northern main line through St. Paul.

CP 8554 pops out of the tunnel and heads south toward the St. Paul Yard.

A freshly washed GP20C rides the ex-Milwaukee Road turntable at St. Paul, Minnesota.

CP 4599 and Soo Line 4598 (Both GP39-2's) lead a local train out of St. Paul Yard.

After a length stop for a red signal, BNSF 7887 is on its way to the St. Paul Yard

It is a hot and humid day in the Twin Cities with storms approaching from the northeast. Typically the eastbound Empire Builder is through Minnesota and Wisconsin into the Chicago area by ... (more)

Thoroughbreds thru the snow.

Only non IMRL engine on the roster not painted by the ICE

The Empire Builder at the restored St Paul Union Depot on National Train Day.

A pair of Soo Line GP38s head back to the mainline after completing the morning's work switching the industries along Red Rock Road in southeastern St. Paul. A rusty Soo Line caboose was also on ... (more)

A caboose at the trail end of a CP local out of Saint Paul.

Minnesota Commercial's lone Montreal M420W shoves the Bayport job into Midway Yard under a cloud of smoke. It's rare to catch this beast leading a train.

The Empire Builder leaves downtown St. Paul departing Union Depot 48 minutes late bound for Red Wing amongst other destinations along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, and Illinois.