A southbound BNSF train climbs through Russell, MN with three non-GEVO locomotives on the point, including a former Santa Fe GP60M. For July 2025, I'll take that as a win.

A southbound BNSF train works upgrade from Marshall, MN and away from some darker rain clouds in the distance.

With a going away shot of the Canadian and a shot of a westbound from the overpass in the bag, I figured I'd start making my way back toward Winnipeg, but CN had another westbound lined through to... (more)

After holding east of town for the eastbound Canadian to make it's station stop, a lengthy westbound CN intermodal train behind two Tier 4 GEVO's makes its way through Portage la Prairie, MB. With... (more)

I don't often take pictures of the end of a train, but how can you not when the train looks as classy as this? The dome observation car "Glacier Park" carries the markers for the eastbou... (more)

A feed truck driver tries to talk on his cell phone as a westbound Twin Cities & Western train disturbs the relative calm of the small town of Plato, MN on the former Milwaukee Road west of Minnea... (more)

A loaded raw ore train approaches the highway overpass near Toimi, MN on a hazy summer morning. The North Shore Mining operation is always a treat to see in the beautiful north woods of Minnesota.... (more)

A difference of more than a decade, part 2: another GP38-2 is seen leading a westbound grain train at the Barrett bridge. This time it's a KCS locomotive in Southern Belle paint, however. CTC was ... (more)

A difference of more than a decade, part 1: back in June 2012, a former Soo Line GP38-2 is in charge of a westbound continuously welded rail train on Canadian Pacific's Elbow Lake Subdivision, see... (more)

North Shore Mining's 0500 loaded train heads south from the mines near Babbitt to the taconite plant and dock on Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN, seen at the well-known "pond" near the township of... (more)

Even though it's a holiday for most people, Memorial Day morning still finds quite a bit of activity happening at BNSF's yard in Willmar, MN. Things to see include some older EMD power on a local ... (more)

Three RRVW locomotives rest in the yard at Breckenridge.

Two GE's lead an intermodal train around the sweeping curve at Lake Park on a pristine spring morning.

Seeing a KCS GP38-2 in the Southern Belle scheme leading a road train was a nice change of pace from the usual parade of GE's on the CPKC across Minnesota. They're laying down a bit of a smokescre... (more)

After waiting on an eastbound train to pass, two four axle locomotives work to get a westbound grain train underway out of the siding at Hoffman.