The sun sets over the North Dakota prairie as a veteran EMD leads its train into Fargo. These late November skies are sure a treat when the sun cooperates!
Mixed freight from Minot, ND to BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, MN snakes through lakes country in central Minnesota. Autumn is my favorite season and it never fails to showcase why Minnesot... (more)
The Empire Builder heads west out of Hawley with Charger blue and red leading the way. A late season winter storm gave the landscape along the Buffalo River a perfect blanket of snow overnight.
Local railfans know that if you get enough of a NW wind and no trains for a few hours on main 1, luck just might be on your side here. Said luck showed up on this March Saturday with a westbound H... (more)
Lite power from Dilworth to Mandan heads west into the North Dakota prairie after a day of strong winds and powdery snow. The engineer gave a big wave once the snow cleared and that was a fitting ... (more)
After a full day of strong winds and challenging conditions, BNSF dispatched a set of 6 motors to clear drifts on the Jamestown Sub. They're seen here passing the DPU of a coal load that has been ... (more)
After playing musical chairs with their passenger cars near Rice to set out a bad order, the westbound Empire Builder kicks up the snow at sunrise near Hawley.
149 snakes into the James River Valley near Kensal with a healthy cut of intermodal traffic for Vancouver. With only two motors, let's just say they weren't breaking any speed records.
The thick fog from the morning and afternoon left some serious hoar frost on the trees west of Minot. This is mixed merchandise traffic from Galesburg, IL for Pasco, WA near Palermo, ND.