Amtrak 196 looks sharp leading the Chicago-bound Borealis at Hastings, Minnesota while crossing the Milwaukee Road's Mississippi River lift bridge. These Phase VII paint scheme P42s were r... (more)

Pole lines were pretty much everywhere along the ROW at one time but are becoming increasingly scarce. The ex-MILW (now CPKC) C&M Sub between Chicago and Milwaukee is one exception. Here Amtrak #3... (more)

The Pepsi Can P42 brings the Borealis west on the River Sub on a nice sunny afternoon. Now that we're nearing autumn, the light is optimal for the time this train passes through here.

AMTK P42DC #160 leads Amtrak Borealis Service train 1333 into Red Wing, MN as it departs after making its station stop. Photo taken 9/8/24.

Always a friendly wave from the St. Paul-bound Borealis service.

Daily eastbound Borealis.

The Borealis pauses at Red Wing for its last stop before reaching its St. Paul terminus.

Amtrak's westbound Borealis pulls into Red Wing just a few minutes late on a humid July evening.

Amtrak 160 leads the west bound borealis train 1333 seen here crossing the Rock River in Watertown on the CPKC Watertown Sub.

Borealis 1333 ducks under the UP Milwaukee Sub with 160 in the lead. Visible on the rear of the train is the first long distance charger appearance on the borealis due to power shortages in Chicag... (more)

519 leads the westbound Borealis through Dakota. A first for me, as I had never shot an Amtrak dash 8 before. Unsurprisingly, people were already camped out at this spot well in advance for 2816's... (more)

An old P42DC leads a new route towards St. Paul. This is the #1333, westward Borealis service between Chicago and St. Paul.

The westbound Borealis makes its Red Wing station stop. AMTK 519 is pinch hitting for a P42DC, and making its second trip in a row on the Borealis.

A B32-8WH leads the westbound Borealis out of Lake City. It has been many years since one of these locomotives last led a train near the Twin Cities. Amtrak's B32-8WHs are typically assigned to ya... (more)

AMTK 519 leads 1333 West out of Milwaukee