After interchanging with the UP and BNSF, the Twin Cities & Western is seen crossing the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis with a trio of GP38-2's. The train is closing in on home rails at... (more)

Don't have to wait long before a train passes through BNSF's Northtown yard.

Downtown-bound North Star races through Northtown, as BNSF 642 carries out switching duties.

A remote job heads out to do some work at BNSF's Northtown railyard.

A long manifest with plenty of power hooks along the north side of BNSF's Northtown railyard near downtown Minneapolis, MN on a hot and windy last day of August, 2024.

BNSF 642 works a remote control job at Northtown Yard.

A BNSF hump set consisting of two Warbonnets bracketing an SD40-2 (which curiously has a golden swoosh on the nose) pushes a cut of cars over the hump at Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, MN. Off to ... (more)

A couple of BNSF SD70ACes sit outside the diesel shop at BNSF's Northtown Yard while a former BN green switcher works hard shuttling other diesels around.

BNSF 637, an old Santa Fe C44-9W still wearing Warbonnet paint (albeit very faded), works a pull-down job at the south end of BNSF's Northtown Yard while a pair of Warbonnet Dash 8 locomotives com... (more)

An extra North Star commuter train carrying attendees from the Minnesota Twins baseball game rushes underneath the Saint Anthony Parkway bridge just south of BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, ... (more)

After overnighting in Humboldt Yard, CP 2816 is on the move once again, making its way east over the Mississippi River at Camden. The train is heading to St. Paul for a public display at Union Dep... (more)

Northstar MP36 502 leads a Twins extra West past Northtown Yard.

On May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacif... (more)

Reaching its destination with a short cut of cars.

CP 2816 "Empress" rolls through the edge of BNSF Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, MN.