Fog hangs just above the Mississippi River and buildings of downtown Saint Paul as a Twin Cities and Western train heads for CP's Saint Paul Yard.
Getting east before the Empire Builder, Twin Cities & Western's daily St. Paul Turn takes the Merriam Park sub. over Snelling Ave. in order to descend down into downtown St. Paul. Today's train is... (more)
The TC&W St. Paul Turn takes the wye at Minneapolis Junction pulling off the BNSF Midway Sub. onto the BNSF Wayzata Sub. where it will access the CPR Bass Lake Sub. at Cedar Lake Jct....but it won... (more)
A lengthy Twin Cities & Western train led by five Geeps passes beneath Dayton's Bluff as it heads for CP's Saint Paul Yard on a picture perfect summer morning.
The daily TC&W STP turn waits for a new crew at Carol Ave before heading west again. Trailing behind the power are 94 cars, good sized train for the TC&W!
The 6341 and five other units come up to Saint Louis Park with only minutes of sunlight left before the day is done. What a leader to see in 2011
TCWR's new GP39-2's are notched out as they try to gain speed towards downtown Saint Paul. The CP has been storing cars in the siding to the right for sometime now.
On it's way up Shortline Hill, the STP Turn stalled and had to get a push from a CP AC44CW. Here it is finally cresting the summit.
The STP Turn passes the defunct Bunge Elevator on its Eastward journey. The elevator buildings still remaining will soon be remodeled into apartments.
The Saint Paul Turn makes an extremely rare appearance on the BNSF's Saint Paul Sub. This train usually takes a route using the BNSF's Midway and CP's Merriam Park Subs.
The Saint Paul Turn at Dayton's Bluff passing pipe destined to be part of the MinnCan oil pipeline through central MN.
