Thats the engineer standing in the door way of the caboose. The train was running backwards and he was driving fom there.
This train was actualy going backwards with the engineer standing in the caboose with his remote control device.
Notice the little orange warning lghts placed on the tracks in front of the loco and behind the grain car
CP makes a light power move through St. Paul
Getting ready to begin a long day of switching
Two fully loaded coal trains waiting to enter Midwest Energy to discharge their loads
A pair of Executive painted SD70MACs haul an empty coal train through St. Paul
TC&W heading out after making their exchange with the CP
Converted SOO Slug, also is an SW1 ex Amtrak and a TR4B from Belt Railway of Chicago
ex Wisconsin Public Service unit.
The 2nd in line WC3026 a GP40u carries the special paint scheme for the 150 Anniversary for the state of Wisconsin
This GP9 has finished its work for the day.
Usually their rolling through here at track speed of 50mph, but this one had to wait because of MOW work just ahead.
Ahhh I'll take a sack of coal, a small bag of rutabagas and a ticket on the next southbound.
A loaded taconite train thunders westbound through the small town of Hinckley Minnesota in the late evening sun.