The St. Anthony Parkway bridge provides an excellent vantage point for observing trains entering, departing, working or just passing through Northtown Yard.
A pair of Soo SD60s lead what appears to be a CP rock train toward Humboldt Yard. Snow still remains on the ground from a storm the previous weekend.
An interesting consist appears in fading late-afternoon light: BNSF 7656 and FXE 4603 (ES44AC) lead a taconite train through Northtown Yard.
In a scene reminiscent of the early 90's, three SOO 60's head across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with a CP manifest for Canada.
Back in the day, one could get into diesel shops on various railroads to shoot the power that was sitting inside. On one occasion that I was at Shoreham, I came across this SD40 being worked on. B... (more)
A long string of SD60M's and more are seen here in the T-Yard at Northtown. They have all been released as of this date, but you never know when they may go back into storage.
MNRX 501 crosses the Mississippi.
The TC&W and their CAT diesel power cross the mighty Mississippi River.
A couple of NS engines with four GP's in tow. The North Cedar Lake Regional Trail is seen running parallel to the BNSF Wayzata Sub.
PGR 36 pulls into Aggregate Industries to pick up two empty cement hoppers.
PGR 36 pulls a pair of empties from Aggregate Industries in south Minneapolis. This is as far as they go on this former MN&S branch.
