Twin Cities Rails
Author: Keon McGarvey
Various locations featuring various trains in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, sometimes viewed from the window of a passenger/commuter train.
Photo Gallery
Yard Service
In the yard
In the yard
Yard Service
Yard Service
Southbound mixed freight with a trio of cascade green EMDs
Yard Service
Yard ServiceDSC
In the yard
SD75s in storage at Northtown
Hump set
In the yard
Hump set
SD75s in storage at Northtown
SD75s in storage at Northtown
SD75s in storage at Northtown
SD75s in storage at Northtown
SD75s in storage at Northtown
Amtrak 8 carefully navigates the MNNR yard at St. Anlhony.
After lining up the swtiches, AMTK 8/28 carefully resumes navigation$through the MNNR yard.
CN transfer heads eastbound.
CN transfer heads eastbound.
CN transfer heads eastbound.
CN transfer heads eastbound.
Westbound mixed freight with NS power.
NS 9978
Switching cars in New Brighton
Switching cars in New Brighton
Switching cars in New Brighton
Switching cars in New Brighton
Switching cars in New Brighton
Switching cars in New Brighton
BN-CP yard transfer
Eastbound Manifest
Eastbound Oil
CP local freight T-1
A pair of MNNRs work the Belt Job
A hump moves past the hump yard
With the skyline of Minneapolis in the background the hump set pushes cars over the hump at Northtown.
the post-merger warbonnets
At the locomotive shop in Northtown
At the locomotive shop in Northtown
SD60Ms on the BN-CP transfer returning light
SD60Ms on the BN-CP transfer returning light
a matched set of 4 H2 dash 9s run through Northtown after a crew change
316 working the "Hennepin Job" that works in the northern part of Minneapolis serving industries, and interchanging with BNSF.
Hump set
In the yard
In the yard
In the yard