The Willmar East Local heads towards home in Kandiyohi on this bitterly cold, but also beautiful, December evening.

A 7+ hour late Amtrak 8 heads through St. Paul with the Operation Lifesaver P42 and Day 1 Charger.

Soo Line Mikado #1003 heads NB just south of Milton after dropping off cars in Janesville, this train would later make a stop in Milton to get a refill on coal and water, after that it would head ... (more)

At sunset, the 661 continues west in Andover, now only about 30 miles from its destination in Aberdeen.

An SD75I and 2 CP units lead an empty grain train west on the Staples Sub in some serious snowfall.

In the most northeastern town of Iowa, CP 474 continues its journey south through New Albin past St. Peters Cemetery, with the American flag flying high.

6988 heads east towards Victor blowing lots of steam through the Iowa countryside.

A pair of dash 9s take a grain empty west on the Wayzata Sub in Dassel, a storm looms overhead.

A pair of BN and Santa Fe veterans lead a baretable train west to Staples in Clear Lake.

On the 2nd day of excursions, the 261 heads west through Augusta, a popular spot to shoot this train at. The weather conditions faired more favorable on this day, with no rain to be seen.

Amtrak 8 flies through Big Lake East towards its next destination in St. Paul with 3 units on point. Not long after I took this, former Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman passed away from a stroke. Rest in P... (more)

Almost looks like this could be taken somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (Minus all the mountains), but really it's central Minnesota. Amtrak 161 leads a special move from Milwaukee with a talgo s... (more)

The LAUBOZ heads west out of Big Timber, while we pace it along the I-90 Frontage Road.

CP 498 takes the cutoff from the Midway Sub onto the St. Paul Sub at Union Junction, with a very colorful consist pulling this 13000 ft train.

After many many delays, the Royal Canadian Pacific heads over the Mississippi River bridge at Camden on the Paynesville Sub. Originally, this train was supposed to leave the twin cities around 11 ... (more)