171s train storms through Red Wing on a frosty morning.

Exhaust pours out of these two EMD veterans as they race west from Brooten with a short 171 train, while rp.net contributor Jeremiah Rindahl looks on.

A green and silver leaser leads the 171 out of the siding in Brooten after they stopped to set out part of their train here. The rest will be dropped at Sedan since the yard in Glenwood is rather... (more)

171s train heads north past Maple Springs with a pair of blue and yellows.

2nd 171 marches across the rising Mississippi while enroute to Glenwood under a perfectly sunny sky. This train normally terminates at Saint Paul Yard, but with the flooding it's now forced to hea... (more)

The presence of the 170/171 trains on the Paynesville Sub continues to bring a nice bit of variety in the form of DME and ICE power. This evening's version of the 171 nears Glenwood behind two bl... (more)

Two leased EMD's near Glenwood with train 171.

A very short 171 train leaves regal in its dust as it sprints west toward Murray siding. There, it will take the siding and wait while an eastbound clears, and another westbound takes off toward ... (more)

The 171 makes its way through the siding at Paynesville on a beautiful Monday evening.

Two leased SD40-2's put out a little exhaust as the engineer notches out the throttle for another hill west of Sedan.

A DME and an ICE locomotive rest next to a badly beaten AC4400 after bringing in the 171 train last evening. The 9644 was involved in a sideswipe near the depot (left of the frame), and the dash ... (more)

What doesn't belong? Almost everything. First, a couple ICE and DME engines rest after bringing in the 171 last evening. Normally, the 171 terminates in St. Paul, but due to trackwork, they head... (more)

A second westbound leaves the siding at Murray after waiting for 490 to finish its work in Brooten.

The second of two westbounds that waited out the 490 at Murray finally gets its turn on the single track to Glenwood. Click here to... (more)

Three blue and yellow SD40-2's lead a westbound into Brooten. This is my first sighting of DME and ICE power on the Paynesville Sub. This train usually terminates in St Paul, but for some reason... (more)