At sunset on a frigid winter day, four CAT powered locomotives bring just three cars through Renville, MN on the Twin Cities & Western's former Milwaukee Road mainline.
There's no operator or agent in the window to greet trains, such as this single locomotive moving westbound, but at least the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway depot still stands in Fairfax, M... (more)
A quiet Sunday afternoon in Glencoe finds RRV&W and TCWR locomotives awaiting their next assignment.
As the sun sets on a beautiful spring day, a single Caterpillar powered GP15 chugs east out of Delhi with a string of cars loaded with corn. This former Minneapolis & St Louis line is now owned b... (more)
The setting sun cuts through plenty of ice crystals in the air thanks to a fierce northwest wind and subzero windchill values. After dropping a cut of coal empties on the siding at Sacred Heart, ... (more)
The Ruebel Turn works the former Lakeland Bean Co. (now owned by ADM) in Olivia on a sunny but cold February day. Their power for the day was a nice looking matched set of Red River Valley & West... (more)
After finishing their work at Olivia, the westbound Ruebel Turn kicks out some exhaust as they accelerate through town and on toward Danube and Renville. Even though these RRVW and TCWR locomotiv... (more)
A TCW transfer rolls eastbound toward CP Pigseye Yard around a nice set of searchlights.
The TCWR's St. Paul Turn heads up Short Line Hill, passing the griswolds at Oneida St. A scene that's played out for several years but is coming to an end with new signal bases in.
The Twin Cities & Western St. Paul Turn takes its first step towards heading west from completing its work in St. Paul by rounding the curve past Fordson Junction. This train would get its pictur... (more)
A long TC&W transfer nears it destination at CP's Pig's Eye Yard. Along the way, the head end passes St. Paul's most famous landmark, the First Bank building. In the foreground is UP's Robert Stre... (more)
A long TC&W departs Minnesota Commercial's Midway yard for CP yard in St. Paul. The CAT rebuild is followed by three GP39's.
Four classic RRVW and TCW units lead this train in Hopkins, MN