In a long-standing railroad tradition, older locomotives often make their last stand relegated to helper service, although nowadays they're simply known as "Distributed Power." Here, an ... (more)
K160 storms southbound with a BNSF GE in the lead. This unit did a great job setting the “fall scene” with the changing leaves in the background.
Another mixed freight rolls towards the BNSF Northtown yard which is a few more miles away. The train is passing through the Fridley station which was built for the Northstar commuter line that ru... (more)
Two different transcons in view as a westbound Z-train ducks under Interstate 40 on the Seligman sub.
The quiet of this winter landscape is broken by the passing afternoon Z train.
About an hour before sunset a pair of GEs charge west with a clear track warrant all the way to Aberdeen.
Popping out from under a stone bridge on Nicollet Island, downtown offices and condos line the horizon.
The remnants of a trestle still carry joggers from a path on the island.