CP 785(windmill train) blasts out of the Steel Tunnel with a stellar lash up which includes one of CP's low emission diesel switchers . Click ... (more)

CP 785(windmill train) makes its way across the Little Pic River Bridge with a stellar lash up which includes one of CP's low emission diesel switchers . Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Neys, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CP 5912
Train ID: CP 785
Photo Date: August 22, 2010

A windmill train of generators and blades slowly snakes its way through the curves at Neys. Click Here to find out how you can get shots f... (more)

Another train of wind mill turbines from Marmen Industries in Trois-Rivières (with 46 sections of towers) is heading for the US Midwest.

After spending the night in the Glenwood Yard, the 785 train is on its way toward the twin cities, but not before stopping to check out some close clearances at Sedan. Though this train only can ... (more)

Though i didnt chase this one quite as far as the last, i still managed to catch another train of W10 windmill bases as they are on their way toward a stop at Glenwood. The grass has greened up i... (more)

Another train of windmill parts rolls east across Minnesota, just keeping ahead of a cloud bank behind it.

CP 9704 leads a wind train along the Paynesville sub to Minneapolis.

CP 9704 and 9701 pull wind mill towers across the impressive bridge in Rockford

CP wind train seen from the overpass on the east side of Belgrade.

CP 785 gets ready to depart Glenwood for Minneapolis with its load of wind mill towers.

CP 9704 leads a wind mill train out of a sag on the Paynesville Sub.

CP Wind Mill train busts through a snow drift on its way to Minneapolis.

CP eases over the Mississippi River with a train of wind mill towers. This train is nearing the end of its journey as it'll be handed off to UP in South St. Paul who will take it to PGR in Northf... (more)

As far as terrain goes, northern Minnesota is pretty flat and boring, so catching a train on a curve is pretty rare, at least for this particular area.