Model Railroader Photo of the Day: The Minneapolis & St. Louis yard

Model Railroader Photo of the Day: The Minneapolis & St. Louis yard

By Eric White | July 3, 2025

A model locomotive leads a freight train in a yard on a model railroad layout

The Minneapolis & St. Louis yard in Aberdeen, S.D., is alive with activity today. As a four-car local rumbles past the depot, M&StL NW2 no. 101 switches cars in the yard. Andy Sperandeo photographed the scene on Jack Gutsch’s HO scale layout. Jack resides in Menomonie, Wis.


Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence.

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