After waiting for over an hour on Amtrak, the Northtown-Grand Forks manifest gets the light in Big Lake and is underway as the sun begins to set for the day.
A pair of BNSF GE's lead this intermodal down the Staples Sub.
Two H2 GE's are pulling their intermodal train towards Big Lake.
A pair of Northstar's MPI locomotives have brought the 4:00 PM Saturday northbound train to Big Lake from Minneapolis and now rest in the early spring sunshine, waiting for their next round trip t... (more)
The eastbound Empire Builder is a few hours tardy as it blasts through downtown Big Lake, MN.
The eastbound Empire Builder is about two hours late, but making up time as it zips along the single track between Becker and Big Lake.
The St. Cloud local thunders west thru Big Lake after picking up a couple of emtpy centerbeams from Midwest Lumber.
Metro Transit's Northstar Commuter Rail pauses between trips from Big Lake to Target Field. This particular train on a Saturday featured 504 and 506.
UTA 12 is a LONG way from the Wasatch Front! Here it is in lease service on the Northstar commuter line, running between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minnesota.
Northstar sports a rare 2 unit consist on today's commuter train as it has just crossed the Elk River.
The Northstar is loading passengers in Big Lake as a BNSF freight passes at track speed.
The second of three Sunday Northstar commuter trains is just a few miles from arriving at Big Lake before turning east for the last run of the day.
Commuters hop off a Northstar train that has just arrived at Big Lake, the end of the line.
While waiting for SP 4449 that got held up by a freight train issue west in Becker, I ran across MNRX 502 outside for some testing at Big Lake. I was hoping to get a nice meet shot with a new and... (more)
The Builder flies eastward just under an hour late, and just under the Highway 10 overpass.
