At the top of Minnesota where US 53 and 71 terminate at the International Border, people pass the Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway - the short line responsible for switching the Packaging Corpo... (more)

Orr's giant bluegill has the best view to see all the traffic passing on the CN Rainy Subdivision mainline. Minnesota has many giant roadside fish. This bluegill's name is Billy.

A loaded sand train traverses northwestern Ontario on the Fort Frances Subdivision mainline between Barwick and Stratton at a location identified as Manders on most maps. This section of trackage... (more)

The Empire Builder takes the curve at King Coulee among many curves east of Lake City, Minnesota along Lake Pepin.

NPR 5535 and its reflection in the rail look extra good on a clear and sunny early March afternoon.

Former ATSF Dash 9s find work at the BNSF's intermodal operations at the St. Paul Intermodal Facility and the Union Yard. BNSF 659 seems to fortunately lack any BNSF patching, so despite the temp... (more)

CN 2277 leads manifest traffic up the CN Superior Subdivision mainline approaching Gilman, Wisconsin. Plenty of corn stalk stubble on this field in the winter months between growing seasons.

CPKC 240 approaches the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with one of the newly branded CPKC GEs leading.

CPKC local train numbered J88 crosses the Red Lake River in its very tranquil form on a November afternoon. The local previously delivered gondolas up in Lake Bronson on the CPKC Noyes Subdivisio... (more)

Amtrak 196 looks sharp leading the Chicago-bound Borealis at Hastings, Minnesota while crossing the Milwaukee Road's Mississippi River lift bridge. These Phase VII paint scheme P42s were r... (more)

MNN 1356 is back at work after a long hiatus out-of-service and leading the weekly Warroad Local up the Minnesota Northern's trackage to Greenbush. The train is seen here crossing the Middle Rive... (more)

There is always something interesting to find at the Independent Locomotive Service facility south of Holt, Minnesota, and this day was no exception. ILSX 1303 and 938 sit on the Minnesota Northe... (more)

Red River Valley & Western 2628 and 2018 back their train into the western section of the yard and cross the Bois de Sioux River separating Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota. Tim... (more)

Traffic to St. Hilaire just isn't what it used to be with the closure of the CHS Northwest Grain elevator and few cars ordered by Everbest Organics (formerly St. Hilaire Seed Co.). ILSX 1339 colle... (more)

BNSF local traffic from Rice's Point ducks under the CN/DMIR ore docks after waiting for a loaded limestone train to clear Missabe Junction.