Morning all,

Well, I've made the move back to the big city (almost) from Morris and now live just a block north of the Staples Sub in Elk River. I still work for the U of M in Morris as an Admissions Counselor, but now just in the twin cities high schools. Needless to say, the train traffic has picked up just a bit from good old western Minnesota.

Here's a few photos that I've taken just down the road from my apartment.

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... ewelk.html
A Z train heading through the curves downtown.

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... sxelk.html
Unit vehicle train with some CSX power.

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... inelk.html
Another Z train heading west on Wednesday.

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... sfelk.html
Manifest heading past the station sign (I know Aaron's been here before)

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... kdusk.html
One of my favorite spots just east of Big Lake.

http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm/ind ... kmill.html
Yet another Z train cruises through downtown this morning.

Hopefully this move will finally give me a chance to meet some of you good people that take some many good photos in the area. I will miss the prairie for sure, but I think I'll learn to love the city again (I did grow up in Mound).

Mike

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http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm

I love the curves in Elk River. My buddy's wife grew up there so we spend a fair amount of time there, not tracks side though

Maybe Monday we'll run into ya.

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A BNSF fan by default.

I'm with the fireman, I like those curves. THe first PIC shows them the best, that my favorite.

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What street are you on/near when you took those great shots in Elk River? You sure did find a good spot east of Big Lake as well.

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John Fladung
Saint Paul, MN

This photo spot is Hwy 10 and Main St. in downtown Elk River. There's a sidewalk just up the hill from the legion (or VFW... I can't remember which) that works great as a photo spot. I'm hoping Amtrak will be a bit late here soon so I can grab a nice morning shot of him from there.

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http://www.morris.umn.edu/~vandenbm

looks like a great place to live

The way Amtrak has been running this week you won't have to wait long for a good morning shot! I've been working on the Staples Sub on and off the last couple weeks and it seems every day I'm out there they're running late...

Great pics there with a slow down in track time for me I enojoy seeing the shots from my fellow TCR members.

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Milwaukee Road Matt