Two GEs bring train 298 through the (still) snowless countryside of central Minnesota

With a consist that could have come straight out of the later days of the BN, a westbound empty coal train passes through Moorhead under ominous looking skies.

A near "earthworm" of a unit grain train ascends the small hill leading out of the central Minnesota town of Randall. The train evidently got snowed on as it was heading through Montana and North ... (more)

A colorful double-stack train nears Philbrook as it continues southeast through central Minnesota.

A grungy GEVO leads a merchandise train heading south through the woods near Randall.

A double-stack train does a good job of giving some color to the brown landscape as it blasts through Randall.

With a 9-unit consist that should appeal to any EMD fan, a westbound empty coal train from Superior, WI heads through western Minnesota. Models represented here include 2 SD60Ms, 2 SD60s, 2 SD40-2... (more)

A rather rare breed of GE (on the BNSF) brings a Z-train west through a barren countryside standing ready for winter and snow to arrive.

The westbound CSX-Pasco, WA merchandise train crosses over to main 2 in Hawley to let a Z-train behind it on main 1 pass by. Notice that this is technically a "CSY" locomotive.

A southbound empty grain train negotiates the Kettle River bridge on the outskirts of Sandstone.

A northbound grain train passes through the town of Askov, which, as the name on the side of the elevator suggests, is a highly Norwegian community.

The Halloween version of the Drayton Local nears the Grand Forks yard with 23 cars in tow. The 2 inches of snow Grand Forks got the previous day made it look and feel more like November 31 rather ... (more)

A long manifest train passes over the Assiniboine River as it winds its way through the heart of downtown Winnipeg.

The Drayton Local, today hauling 11 grain cars, proceeds under the University of North Dakota's "hamster tube" en route to the Grand Forks yard.

Those who enjoy the latest power from GE and EMD should head to Alliance. Both ES44ACs and SD70ACes were very common locomotive models on the BNSF in the Nebraska panhandle.