Just outside of St. Charles, MN, train 685 leans into a small curve with fertilizer loads destined for Springfield, MN. The train was actually broken into two, with job B27 bringing up the other ... (more)
Train 685 is seen here working hard climbing Stockton Hill. This is the last location where the road and rails parallel each other during this climb out of the river valley. The tracks snake sou... (more)
Train 685, fertilizer loads destined for Springfield, MN, is seen here passing a farm as it climbs out of the Mississippi River valley. With the river fog in its rear view mirrors the crew catche... (more)