The Brainerd Local makes a routine run up First Avenue Northeast about to deliver 5 boxcars to the Wausau Paper Corporation's Brainerd facility.
The Brainerd Local has some non-cascade green power for a change and proceeds west over the bridge that the Northern Pacific built to cross the Mississippi River.
The Brainerd Local takes a run down First Avenue NE on its way to the city's paper mill
After running out of time, the crew on the Brainerd local was forced to park their train in Brainerd overnight, allowing for a picture that would otherwise not be possible. A clocktower at the for... (more)
BNSF 1535 (former NP 234) and BN 1517 (former GN 908) were the two geeps used today for the Brainerd Local, which travels from Superior, WI to Brainerd, MN
The Brainerd Local pulls into the yard to pick up more cars
The lead unit on the Brainerd local picks up some cars before departing east to Superior, Wisconsin