After a day of work at East Minneapolis and the Minnesota Commercial, Twin Cities & Western’s St. Paul Turn heads through Nicollet Island on the way home to Hopkins. Originally built in 1867, th... (more)

TCWR 2014, 2019, 2300, and 2015 pass beneath the historical airway beacon on Dayton's Bluff.

At 10 mph, the results aren't very dramatic, but it's always fun to see a train break through some plow ridges. An eastbound TC&W train is moving covered hoppers out of storage on this former Minn... (more)

The prairie is desolate and cold on a windy February afternoon as a Twin Cities & Western train brings covered hoppers out of storage on the Minnesota Prairie Line.

The Twin Cities & Western works through frigid conditions to move some covered hoppers from storage at the western end of the Minnesota Prairie Line. The 2301 is a former Kennecott Copper Mining l... (more)

TCWR 2013 idles in front of the downtown skyline.

TCWR 2013 passes Dayton's Bluff in St. Paul.

TCWR 2013 idles between Robert St and Wabasha in downtown St. Paul with the vertical lift bridge built by the Chicago Great Western in the foreground and Dayton's Bluff & the airport off in the di... (more)

TCWR 2013 crosses the double diamonds at Robert St in St. Paul. Limited space between the Mississippi River and the adjacent cliff made it a tough fit for a near 90 degree turn need for trains to... (more)

Of all the locations along the Minnesota Prairie Line between Morton and Delhi, this is the one that's eluded me the most. I've got one other picture from here of an eastbound a few years ago, but... (more)

Back in the Milwaukee Road days, Montevideo was a crew change point between the Twin Cities and Aberdeen. The section was purchased by a new railroad in the early 90's, the Twin Cities & Wester... (more)

When Milwaukee road was in its heyday, their double track main though the western Minnesota prairies did encounter several river valleys on its way west. One such spot, known as Watson Sag still e... (more)

In the 30 minutes that the West End job went to Appleton light power, picked up 25 loads of grain, and left town, the county plow made several passes at the crossing and built up a nice plow ridge... (more)

A story to remember when I have bad luck along the tracks: once upon a December morning, I decided to drive to Montevideo, MN to meet up with my friend Jeremiah and see the Twin Cities & Western's... (more)