When it rains it pours...simultaneously three separate BNSF movements head southward in the Northtown yard: two yard jobs and one manifest, while a west-bound Canadian Pacific train #291 takes the... (more)

CN 2129 takes the east leg of the Foley Wye, note the Foley exhaust stack, during the Sunday, January 29th edition of the CN transfer. This section of the wye is the meeting place of Canadian Pac... (more)

This Canadian Pacific eastbound train ends its run on the Paynesville subdivision rounding the west leg of the Foley wye past the Shoreham yard. It will continue east by joining the BNSF St. Paul... (more)

The HAT Transfer crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with four SOO SD60's and a geep. With more and more units coming back repainted, it's a good day to catch four left untouched.

The MNNR sand train departs Minneapolis and heads for St. Paul.

ES44AC CP 8798 leads one of regularly scheduled manifests westbound over the Camden bridge in north Minneapolis.

Milwaukee Road 261's 227,000-pound boiler is lifted back onto its driving wheels by Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul of Rosemount, MN. The temperature was a frigid 13 degrees.

Power is always abundant in Northtown Yard. The trio in the background work the hump, as foreground power is still.

Today MILW 261 got it's drivers back. The 261 was lifted, drivers rolled under, drivers positioned, pilot truck positioned, and then lowered. The fork lift behind the cab was used to push the 261 ... (more)

An SD60M leads the Northtown transfer through University.

Why is this CP AC44's paint to crisp and vivid? It was a star on the movie 'Unstoppable.' Typically, this model of locomotive has a weathered dark-red look. Here it heads past the Camden Place c... (more)

The infamous Oakways pass through University Junction along with an unknown railfan up on the University Avenue overpass.

SOO 6051 heads back to the CP Shoreham yard with a healthy cut of cars from the BNSF.

Twin Cities Lines PCC 322 poses for night photos under the William Berry Bridge along the shores of Lake Harriet. TCRT built most of its own streetcars in its own shops (31st Street in Minneapolis... (more)