After leading train 2243 in from Chicago, METX 500 ties up on the River Track in Elgin. Decorated for Christmas, it looks good alongside the Fox River on this cold November evening.
A pair of GE's lead by AC44C6M 4312 leads a loaded NS cola train as it makes an afternoon run down the NS Kenova District on a late fall day. As the train approaches Prichard, West Virginia it pas... (more)
The BNSF's Marshall local hustles south through Cottonwood, MN behind a rebuilt GP30 and SD40-2.
A southbound BNSF ballast train that was loaded at the quarry just a few miles up the line in Granite Falls rounds a curve a few miles south of Hanley Falls, MN.
The engineer of this eastbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train opens the throttle again as it prepares to climb another hill through Balaton, MN.
After just calling East End Double Track Signal, CSX E138-23 Notches up to continue her trip down the Peach Creek.
An eastbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train negotiates some curves and hills as it crosses Minnesota State Highway 91 west of Balaton, MN.
Four SD40-2s bring an eastbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train through the hills of the Buffalo Ridge just south of Lake Benton, MN.
The 2024 CSX Santa Train passes over a bridge before its stop at Toms Bottom. There, Santa and his helpers will disperse gifts to the awaiting children.
After retrieving 7 stored sand cars, CN 3238 heads past m.p. 2 on the Hinsdale Sub as they make their way back out to the CN Iron Range Sub at cp Nugget.
All the stored boxcars filling the yard here at Biwabik harken back to the days when this yard had even more tracks with more activity, and it was filled with cars loaded and heaped with natural o... (more)
Going back to Proctor yard with loads of iron ore pellets on a nice fall day.
Doing some switching in their namesake yard at Kelly Lake, MN before the day is done.
Moving taconite pellets no matter the weather. These steaming marbles are heading for Two Harbors, MN.
Rounding the bend and shrouded in fog along the CN Iron Range sub.