eastbound empty grain train Hoffman Interlocking St Paul, MN

Its a beautiful day in the Twin Cities as light power rolls back into the yard to pick up a train before heading out.

The roadrailer is running a bit late as they hustle down the BNSF Midway Sub. They'll go into UP's East Minneapolis Yard to tie up.

CP 6250 leads the CP-UP Transfer out of Pigseye. They'll line the cross overs and shove into the Belt Yard.

Although this isn't the Heartland Flyer, Amtrak's Empire Builder is sporting #52, "The Heartland Flyer's Big Game Train" locomotive out front as it takes one of the Minnesota Commercial Yard track... (more)

The MNNR sand train is seen taking the cut-off between the BNSF Midway Sub and BNSF St. Paul Sub. These trains have typically taken the Midway Sub but were unable to as their was traffic in the w... (more)

Strong winds creating unpredictable cloud cover made me wonder whether or not I was going to be able to snap a sunny photo of the late Empire Builder. The sun poked out just long enough for me to... (more)

The Empire Builder picks up speed as it receives a clear signal from the East Oakland signal tower.

Minnesota Commercial 50 (ex-AT&SF SF30C), MNNR 56 (ex-AT&SF C30-7) and MNNR 71 (ex- CP M636) lead the weekly sand train through Hoffman and into Dayton's Bluff Yard.

Minnesota Commercial 50 waits in the clear at the Bluff Yard as a BNSF stack train gets underway.

Three Minnesota Commercial six-axle units exit the BNSF tunnel near Seventh Street with the weekly sand train bound for BNSF's Dayton's Bluff Yard.

The Empire Builder is only a few minutes late coming out of MSP - Midway Station. Here it is continuing east cruising along Shepard Road under the bluffs in downtown St. Paul. The Science Museum... (more)

Quite a variety of power laying around the Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse. Everything from Alco's, SF30C's and, B23-7's among other interesting things...

A Twin Cities and Western mixed train rounds the corner next to the Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse on its way to CP Rail Pigs Eye Yard.

Getting east before the Empire Builder, Twin Cities & Western's daily St. Paul Turn takes the Merriam Park sub. over Snelling Ave. in order to descend down into downtown St. Paul. Today's train is... (more)