The Minnesota Commercial's Hugo Job sweeps around the bend as a pair of GE Dash 7's lead the train over the causeway along the south shore of Lake Owasso in Roseville, Minnesota.

A light dusting of snow covers the ground as a pair of Minnesota Commercial Railway GE Dash 7's lead the Hugo Job through Roseville, Minnesota as they depart St. Paul, paralleling County Road C as... (more)

A pair of Minnesota Commercial GE Dash 7's lead the railroads Hugo Job as it heads up the Belt Line through Lauderdale, Minnesota. The two units put on a good show with a hefty train in tow.

The Goodyear Blimp hovers in the sky 8 miles away for the 3M Open golf tournament while the crew of MNNR 58 prepare their train for departure back to Midway.

One of the neater GE units still running on the Commercial is this ex-SLSF/BN B30-7. On this day, the 54 was assigned to the Hugo Job, and is seen here preparing to work Pallet Service Corporation... (more)

MNNR 43 & 44 perform the Hugo job after the fall's first snow of more than 1".

MNNR 85 crosses Kasota Ave in St. Paul.

The Hennepin Job spots a couple of box cars for Eureka Recycling in Minneapolis. The 316 is one of two RS-27s left in existence.

Sunday In St. Paul. Minnesota Commercial Railroad (MNNR) 58 (née-LMX 8581, B39-8E) and 84 (LMX 8543, B39-8E) assemble a manifest train near Transfer Road in St. Paul, Minnesota on the morn... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: Midwest ALCO Wonderland Tucked away in the MNNR roundhouse, 3 ALCO/MLW products are either at rest or stored. MLW M420 #35, ALCO RS-27 #318, and ALCO C424 #314 are vis... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: Midwest ALCO Wonderland Tucked away in the MNNR roundhouse, 3 ALCO/MLW products are either at rest or stored. ALCO RS-27 #318, and ALCO C424 #314 are visible. The Comm... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: No longer on the roster, MNNR 314 heads back to the Commercial roundhouse after switching Midway Yard. The high hood GE is actually a yard slug, T-3, and MNNR 314 is f... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: No longer on the roster, MNNR 314 heads back to the Commercial roundhouse after switching Midway Yard. The high hood GE is actually a yard slug, T-3, and MNNR 314 is f... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, doing it... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the CTM Switch, shoves a... (more)