Job 20 is on its way back from the grain mills along Hiawatha Avenue seen here crossing I-94. Downtown Minneapolis can be seen in the upper right hand corner.

This rare duck is hanging out by the pond waiting for a clear signal to cross the BNSF mainline and get to work.

A standard night shot of the not so standard locomotive.

Dawn approaches with the short lived clear sky, as a southbound BNSF train slides by with a couple of pops of the strobe to have the reflexlite stand out.

Diesels here! Get your BNSF Diesel here! We have SD75's,SD60M's. We have what you want! We also have SD45-2's and SD40-2'S. Dont' see something you like? We probably have it here somewhere. ... (more)

The much anticipated and chased Daylight gives railfans a steam bath.

Three yard SD40-2's head down the steep hump overlooked by the skyline of Minneapolis and NSP's(Excel Energy) Riverside Plant, shown here with a crane that is dismantling the old coal burning port... (more)

People gather to get a look at SP 4449 before it departs.

A BNSF Z train glides by the 4449 in the wee hours of the morning. Thanks to R.R. Conway for the lesson and lighting.

A spin on the turntable and then into the shop to fix damage done by a trailer in Perham, MN.

The Metro Transit train is leaving Metrodome Station after dropping off a large group of baseball fans for tonight game.

Soo RS-3 #371 (their last RS-3) rests in Minneapolis, June 1975.

SP 4449 is inside the 261 shop in Minneapolis on July 11. In the background are the "running Indian" logos used on the 261's passenger cars - but 261 is currently out of service, shoved to the far... (more)

CP 198 hits the diamond at Park Junction behind three units. Normally only two are required however the second unit sounded like it wasn't running as they went by.

As usual, SP 4449 draws a crowd. This time they're pulling into the shop at Harrison Street where it'll spend the next few days getting ready for the rest of the trip to Michigan.