A clean SD75I and a BN painted SD60M head east on the Staples Sub leading the Grand Forks manifest on a bone-chilling November morning.
Running a few minutes ahead of Amtrak, an eastbound crude oil train with BNSF and CN power is about to slip under the Soo Line trail just north of Royalton.
A four hour late Empire Builder is trying to make up time as it follows Highway 10 toward its next stop in St Cloud. The tail end of a westbound manifest is visible in the distance, rolling towar... (more)
An eastbound stack train approaches the old Soo Line overpass (now a bike trail) near Royalton as traffic on US Highway 10 keeps pace.
Two EMD units that have been resurrected from storage find themselves alone on the busy Stables Sub, here, they're about to go under the former Soo Line tracks. Motorists are pacing the train tow... (more)
Two EMD units that have been resurrected from storage find themselves alone on the busy Stables Sub, here, hauling a manifest under the old Soo Line from Brooten, MN to Superior, WI. The tracks ar... (more)
An eastbound coal train approaches the old Soo Line overpass north of Royalton.
One of the very few BN(SF) units equipped with flashing ditch lights blasts over a grade crossing as they work their way east, about to cross under the old Soo Line bridge. Traffic on the Staples... (more)
The Empire Builder is running a bit late today as it sprints east at Royalton, Minnesota, which is just north of St. Cloud.
