Colorful Visitor: A little surprise on 681 today, the Reading unit shows up on the point, a nice change of pace. This train goes to the TCWR at St. Paul. Taken while off duty, wearing full ... (more)

Just Your Average Spring Morning: Trees turning green, birds chirping, neighbors going for a walk. Oh, and SOO 4598 shoving 1500 tons of grain up the steep hill to Ardent Mills in Hastings.... (more)

Spring Snow Spring can sometimes throw weather curve balls in the upper midwest, a very late Empire Builder cruises past the CP Depot in Hastings after a mid-March snow storm. Amtrak had al... (more)

After ditching a locomotive at Midway, the Empire Builder speeds along a straight section of the River Subdivision towards Red Wing with 145 out front.

The Empire Builder speeds towards Red Wing passing through the Vermillion siding south of Hastings.

Crossing the Mississippi over the former Milwaukee Road lift bridge at Hastings with a work train.

CP 8730 leads an intermodal train across the Milwaukee Road lift bridge in Hastings on its way East as it enters CP's River Sub.

Amtrak #8 has just crossed the Mississippi River and is passing the Hasting, MN depot in October of 1992.

Minnesota Sunset: With the sun beginning to dip below the horizon, one last westbound auto rack slips by on the main, heading for the inevitable darkness. A loaded oil train waits patiently... (more)

The Empire Builder speeds through Vermillion making good time from St. Paul to Red Wing.

CP Holiday Train: Stopped in Hastings putting on a show for the locals, the head end of the Holiday Train sits on the historic former MILW lift bridge that spans the Mississippi at Hastings... (more)

CSX 542 meets DME 6083 and a Loram ballast cleaner as it heads east through the Hastings rail yard.

CSX 542 leads an oil train across the Mississppi River, towards the Hastings depot.

Sitting on the old H&D tracks, CP 4414 watches over the activity in the Hastings Rail Yard. CP 8930 is waiting for the signal to continue west towards St. Paul and the MOW equipment will rest in t... (more)

With a glorious sunset filling the sky, loaded oil can 562 accelerates east after getting the signal at Blackbird. Taken while off duty, wearing full PPE.