MNAU rounds the curve east of Lamberton

2 years ago today, The last regular roadrailer train in the US heads west on the Springfield-Hannibal district during a hot summer afternoon. Word on the street is that this train is being termina... (more)

A manifest bound for Lincoln, NE passes by the old elevator in Dassel late in the evening on the Wayzata Sub.

A widecab SD40-2 and 2 other units bring this loaded ore train into Proctor yard limits on a very cold November morning. Although winter hasn't "officially" begun yet, it sure felt we we... (more)

The Aberdeen local heads west through the Minnesota River valley on the former Milwaukee Road mainline.

A manifest heads east through Howard Lake back in December, with a clean GEVO on the head end.

Near Loretto, CP 242 heads east through the curve by Lake Sarah, nearing the siding track where a westbound would meet them in.

Three dash 8s take a loaded train south into Two Harbors.

A dash 8 leads 2 EMDs with empties heading north on the Missabe Sub.

A BN veteran is on point of today's Willmar east local. They just finished work at the ethanol plant, and are about to pick up another set of cars at the Atwater elevator before continuing east to... (more)

Making its way east on the Wayzata Sub, the Willmar East local heads into Litchfield with a geep and SD for power.

An empty rock train bound for Ortonville clicks and clacks over the jointed rail on the Twin Cities and Western.

The east local heads into Litchfield, passing the last GN era signal still standing on the Wayzata Sub, and maybe even in the entire state for that matter, guarding the east end of the siding. Wha... (more)

The Madison to Madison (Illinois to South Dakota) fertilizer heads west into Willmar. Since we are west of CP 98, the train is off the Wayzata Sub and is now traversing the Morris Sub.

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west on an extremely hot and muggy summer afternoon.