Sporting a pink broom in the cab and faded Dakota Rail lettering, this remote control Rail Works/TCWR SW1200 has its work cut out for it switching out the Heartland Corn Products ethanol plant.

This former Dakota Rail/Rail Works SW1200 now has the duties of switching out the Heartland Corn Products ethanol facility at Winthrop on the Minnesota Prairie Line RR (MPLI). With no balloon tra... (more)

The crew on this single unit guide it backwards for tying onto the MILW 261 2016 Fall Foliage Special for pulling it east since there is no wye at Winthrop.

Twin Cities & Western 2300 is at the rear of a special dinner train operated by Friends of 261. The unit will pull the train west, and Milwaukee 261 (coupled to the other end) will pull it back t... (more)

Twin Cities & Western's Saint Paul Turn crosses eastbound over the Mississippi River towards Nicollet Island after multiple trains, including Amtrak's Empire Builder and several Metro Transit Nort... (more)

Agriculture still drives the economy of west central Minnesota. The Twin Cities & Western is a vital part of it, too. As a farmer tills a field west of Sacred Heart, the TC&W's West End job head... (more)

The TC&W's West End job is about to duck under the MN 23 overpass east of Granite Falls, passing a combine that's ready for the harvest.

The depot in Montevideo has been nicely restored as part of the city's Milwaukee Road Heritage Center. The Twin CIties & Western's West End job departs town on its way to Milan.

The grade out of the Minnesota River valley between Morton and Franklin is steep enough that with only one unit, the crew is doubling their 25 car train up the hill. Here, the first cut of 13 car... (more)

An eastbound on the wooden trestle over Sulphur Lake just west of Morton has been near the top of my list of shots I'd like to capture. Things finally lined up with a sunny morning, a flexible wo... (more)

A single CAT powered GP30C pulls loads from Delhi over the Minnesota River at Morton. Last week when I caught an eastbound here for the first time I had to sprint from my car with only seconds to... (more)

The Twin Cities & Western is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend. To mark the occasion they're operating a passenger train along the line to Montevideo. Thursday is designated for publ... (more)

The Twin Cities & Western arrives at CP's St. Paul Yard with one of the new GP38-2's and a GP15C (CAT) for power. The 2010 actually started out life as a N&W GP38AC. The UP transfer for East Minne... (more)

Twin Cities & Western 2011 along with SOO 2500 in the background are on display for Train Days at St. Paul Union Depot as the Amtrak Empire Builder makes their scheduled stop for passenger pickup ... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western train operating on Minnesota Prairie Line track heads east through the scenic Minnesota River valley toward Morton with covered hoppers from one of the small towns on the f... (more)