St. Croix Valley Railroad #1363 is parked for the day along old highway 61 in North Branch. This track is part of the former Northern Pacific Skally Line connecting St. Paul to Duluth. The route... (more)

SCXY 1363 with a short train at Harris, MN.

St Croix Valley GP9 1363 pulls out of the shop in Rush City.

A pair of Geeps rest on a Saturday morning.

A lone St. Croix Valley GP9 and an empty HCl (hydrochloric acid) tanker sit on the Harris spur for the weekend.

As the power from the Saint Croix Valley Railroad's southern job arrives in Rush City, it heads straight to the enginehouse. As it does, GP9 1363 ejects some air that kicks up some of the new-fal... (more)

SCXY 1363 pulls a few cars past the depot in Rush City.

The pair of GP9's pull out of the plant at Harris.

A pair of Northern Pacific painted GP9's shove a few cars back into the plant.

It's a sunny and cold morning in Rush City as St. Croix Valley Railroad's pair of SD40M-2's (SD45 bodies) pass by the pair of GP9's.

The St. Croix Valley Railroad is headed south with a pair of Northern Pacific inspired GP9's in charge. A really nice smoke show was provided as the engineer opened up the 1954-built Geeps. A real... (more)

Shortline railroading at its finest. After switching out the plant in Rush City, the crew ties down the engines and gets to work helping the Section Crew. The SCXY has grown enough to where a dies... (more)

A nice looking howitzer serves as a nice memorial to the men and woman of our armed forces as the SCRY crew goes about their morning business. Note that these engines are now RADIO EQUIPPED!

A pair of GP9's with four cars in tow work their way south of Pine City on this late summer morning.

While Harris was incorporated in 1884, trains have been a part of the landscape since 1869 when rails were laid by the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad.