My first Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest of the year has an H2 Dash 9 leading a trio of green EMDs north at MP 97. The hostler that put this lashup together needs some remedial training a... (more)

An unusual consist is in the lead of the H-GFDNTW today as a "fuel guzzler" SD45-2 and a yard switcher trail an SD40-2 onto the east leg of the wye.

A cascade green SD40-2 is fittingly leading the way as the H-GFDNTW departs Grand Forks.

High priority Grand Forks - Northtown merchandise rounds the wye onto the Hillsboro line. The rear portion of the train can be seen next to the lead locomotive, a classic example of the best EMD e... (more)

A former ATSF SD75M and two former BN SD70MACs lead today's Clay Boswell coal empties around the east leg of the wye.

This hodgepodge of light power was put here to keep it out of the way so the West Lead could work the yard and let the M-NTWGFD come in. This mix of power was headed for Thompson to pick up a cut... (more)

The Drayton Local slips under the UND Hamster Tube behind a straight up GP38 after a long day of work up north. Go Sioux!

It's a snowy Saturday afternoon as another bonus trio of SD60s heads out of town with former BN 9227 along with EMD 9060 and former Soo 6000 on the point of COB empties.

An empty unit grain train for Alton, ND, winds around the west leg of the wye from the Devils Lake Subdivision as it begins its journey south. The birds in the foreground flew up moments after the... (more)

High priority merchandise from Grand Forks to Northtown Yard kicks up snow as Engineer Lunak gives me a friendly wave.

After a crew swap at D.L. Switch, this empty grain train accelerates south for Alton, ND.

A classic profile in a classic paint scheme, BNSF 119 leads the daily South Local back to the yard after a morning of switching. Hard to think that the GP60M represents the end of the line for fa... (more)

It's a nice surprise to catch an ex-BN 'mini-tunnel motor' on the point of a train, an increasingly rare sight as there are only 12 GP15-1s left on the BNSF roster. Here the crew of BNSF 1497 wai... (more)

A pair of classic SD40-2s bring the daily Lincoln, NE - Grand Forks, ND high priority manifest into the yard on a pleasant morning. As a bonus, I get a nice wave from Engineer Lunak!