The crest of the hill at Lexington allows for a rare glimpse of the rear end pushers as the Minnesota Commercial's Tuesday-only sand train starts downgrade towards Dayton's Bluff Yard.
Three Minnesota Commercial units lay down a smoke screen as they prepare to double up the Tuesday-only sand train bound for BNSF's Dayton's Bluff Yard. In a few more seconds, a thick gray cloud o... (more)
The MNNR sand train is seen taking the cut-off between the BNSF Midway Sub and BNSF St. Paul Sub. These trains have typically taken the Midway Sub but were unable to as their was traffic in the w... (more)
Minnesota Commercial 50 (ex-AT&SF SF30C), MNNR 56 (ex-AT&SF C30-7) and MNNR 71 (ex- CP M636) lead the weekly sand train through Hoffman and into Dayton's Bluff Yard.