MN&S 32 leads a short train west across the Mississippi River on a warm and humid summer day in 1984. This was a couple of years after Soo Line bought the shortline but it continued to operate muc... (more)

On a cold Midwestern Spring afternoon, NS Dash9 rides the turntable at Northtown.

Stacks head through Northtown Yard.

One of Northtown's yard goat three pack is on the move on a busy Spring afternoon.

One of the former Iowa Interstate EMDs that BNSF is leasing from Progress Rail Services goes for a spin on Northtown's turntable. This GP38-2 was originally delivered new to Penn Central.

BNSF has been testing its' alternative fuel tender from Northtown to as far north as Superior,WI. Here they sit at Northtown. Taken with permission and adhering to all safety practices.

A crushed grain hopper from the I-35W bridge collapse on August 3, 2007. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This hopper and a few more must have been under the sp... (more)

An outbound Northstar commuter zips past the deadline at Northtown, which is full of BNSF and Santa Fe SD75s.

A very colorful lash-up of BNSF and KCS power rolls past the old Northrup King Seed Company building on the BNSF's Midway Sub in Minneapolis.

Heritage 1 SD40-2 1804 snakes its way back into the Northtown Yard.

BNSF 1821, an SD40-2, shoves hard on a cut of cars at Northtown Yard.

The Empire Builder approaches the edge of the University of Minnesota through the Dinkytown neighborhood bound for St. Paul Union Depot, 1 hour 12 minutes late. The second locomotive was p... (more)

A classic "White Face" SD40-2 switches cars at the Northtown Yard in Minneapolis.

The former Oakway SD60's begin their exodus from Northtown.

After having some locomotives issues (three out of six dead, and the train had a throttle 7 restriction), this train of oil cans heads through CP University for points East.