Just before things flatten out on the prairies of western Minnesota, a few rolling hills gridded with gravel township roads can be a neat backdrop for trains traversing the Elbow Lake Sub. Like h... (more)

Built by the Fairmount and Veblen Railway, and quickly acquired by the SOO LINE, this branch line is now operated by Canadian Pacific. As such it's only fitting that over 100 years later, former S... (more)

Today's run east out of Huron,SD to Tracy, MN is listed as a "turn", so after dropping off their eastbound traffic, they picked up the westbound traffic and are heading back toward Huron... (more)

Canadian Pacific heritage has the solo honors of bringing 397, a train of canola empties, north through Minnesota toward Canada.

One last order of business for this Saturday is to ferry the weed spray train from Breckenridge, MN to Kindred, ND. Leaving Wahpeton behind, they head up the Casselton line on a perfect Saturday ... (more)

Canadian Pacific's movers and shakers opted to take the less popular route to attend meetings in St. Paul. The southern transcon through North Dakota is often the favored route, but with the hopes... (more)

Fresh from rebuild, a trio of CP's AC4400CWM's hustle 100 sand loads westbound at Elbow Lake. Shoving on the rear, is another like locomotive, also on its maiden voyage.

Just underway out of Fergus, the OTV local rolls above Vine St, on its way to interchange with the BNSF in Dilworth. The mornings dense fog advisory is slowly burning off just after sunrise.

A mere 25 years after the railroad ceased to be, a trio of good ol' fashioned BN green can still be seen out and about, though relegated to local duty. Today, the first day of December, finds a... (more)

A rolling military tribute by CP flies past a stationary one compliments of the city of Miltona, MN, on a cloudy but mild Thanksgiving day 2020.

An eastbound CWR train, complete with a caboose, makes its way towards Alexandria. The train had sat in Parkers for the better part of two weeks before going north to TR Falls, and coming back so... (more)

Canadian Pacific's new ACu's are certainly nothing new anymore, but up until this 381 grain empty, I had not seen photographed one, let alone two special paints. The 7021 and 7017 are in charge o... (more)

Just out from the siding back in town, a pair of veteran EMD products have their rail train back up to speed curving around Elbow Lake.

Departing Glenwood shortly after H99, the 6043 has the spray train well under control just south of Forada, MN.

Back in the Milwaukee Road days, Montevideo was a crew change point between the Twin Cities and Aberdeen. The section was purchased by a new railroad in the early 90's, the Twin Cities & Wester... (more)