A pair of EMD classics power train #490 between Glenwood and St. Paul, Minnesota. 11,133 tons and 6000 hp - but it made it over the road!

An eastbound crosses the steel trestle east of Paynesville on a nice summer afternoon.

Train 490 makes a brief stop outside town to let a westbounder out of St. Paul get into the clear.

An eastbound grain train negotiates a Form B restriction in place to protect the construction crew working on an overpass as part of the MN 23 bypass project around Paynesville.

An eastbound one unit wonder rolls across a bridge east of Paynesville.

An eastbound rounds a curve west of Paynesville.

The 171 makes its way through the siding at Paynesville on a beautiful Monday evening.

Brand new rail made in the USA.

The setting sun finds another westbound one unit wonder riding new rail on a curve east of Paynesville.

A westbound one unit wonder emerges from under MN 55 and passes by a wheat field west of Paynesville.

A westbound one unit wonder rolls through a curve east of Paynesville. New rails and tie plates are in place along the right of way. Rail replacement has been tying up the single track line for ... (more)

The sun rises on a perfect spring morning, fog lifts off the fields, a train horn pierces the peace and quiet, and "it is well with my soul" for a few minutes.

This is the kind of evening I've been waiting all winter for! The setting sun glints off the side of the 290 as it heads for a meet with the 493 at Paynesville.

A westbound crosses the Crow River about 2 miles before Paynesville.

A lone GEVO leads the 298 around a curve west of Paynesville. White snow has finally given way to black earth again...for now.