After being handed off to the CP in St. Paul, MN, windmill blades make their way west through western Minnesota.

Half of the SMRR fleet idles away on this frigid sub-zero day. Any time they have to make a run up the line, they will shove these stored BSPX coal hoppers back into town, and then return once th... (more)

After being talked by a couple signals, NS 1128 has train 581 back on the move toward Hoffman. Today is only the second day of CTC operation on this part of the line. There are still a lot of bug... (more)

You wouldn't have to look too far if you wanted to find something new in this shot. NS 1128 can't be too long out of the factory, as well as the tanks. The rail was replaced last summer as part ... (more)

Today marks day one of CTC west of Glenwood in Minnesota. Scheduled to start up at 0600 today, there were signals that still needed work around mid-morning. Not sure how many trains have come thro... (more)

After leaving Hankinson with 127 empties from the Canadian Pacific, they are down to a mere 20 cars as they run the last few miles to Oakes, ND. Here, tracks curve slightly north, just west of th... (more)

CP's annual holiday train is not to far behind for its next stop at Detroit Lakes. After meeting a manifest in town, it is back out and rounding a curve just north of Vergas, MN. Warm temps and ... (more)

In a fairly rare move, a BNSF grain shuttle is under the control of an Ottertail Valley Railroad crew as it begins its ascent out of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. After getting off the main back in to... (more)

The annual fall colors excursion once again heads south out of Duluth amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in eastern Minnesota. Here, just south of Grasston, MN, the 261 has its train in fu... (more)

Even though the newly formed Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern has been in existence for a few months, the local out of Brookings appears to be on somewhat of a same schedule as when the CP owned the l... (more)

NS 2582 heads up yet another string of oil cans destined for the oil fields of western North Dakota. The non-existent town of Tenney looms in the background as it traverses the last couple miles ... (more)

Due to a combination of a harsh winter, booming oil industry, and aggressive trackwork, Amtrak's Prized train, the Empire Builder detours over the KO Sub. While the eastbound train 8 still uses i... (more)

Though they could be found in the US in the early 2000's, the Noyes sub wasn't capable of such large locomotives until the mid 2000's. By then, these beasts were deemed unsuitable for US operation... (more)

After a hefty mid-winter snowstorm, a pair of veteran SOO SD60's and their train 2-491 have the honors of clearing the way. At 40 mph, the snow ridge doesn't stand a chance

Train 2471 runs its final miles on the Tracy sub before it heads from a crew change in Tracy, MN. As part of the deal, CP sold 50+ ICE units to the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern to use on their ne... (more)