MNRX 501 & 504 double head the "Twins Special" out of the facility into Big Lake station for its evening round trip to Target Field. The train wasn't a sellout by any means (given its La... (more)
The 3:57 Northstar crosses the Mississippi, headed east from Target Field Station before turning Northwest to head to Big Lake. The truss section at the left is a rare example of a Petit truss bri... (more)
The second-to-last Northstar commuter train from Target Field to Big lake throttles up as it hits the mainline from the Harrison St./Minneapolis Jct. wye.
On weekends Northstar likes to use two units as protection against one failing in route. Here the second of three trains for the day clears the wye at Van Buren Street where MILW 261 is stored.
As the sun began to set a sliver of light opened up, just enough to give some soft evening light to a bland scene as an outbound Northstar Commuter Train blasts by the half dozen railfans sitting ... (more)