The region's recent rainfall has both the Red River and the drainage ditches high as the Drayton Local rolls northward out of Grand Forks.

Three SD70ACe's lead a loaded coal train across the huge bridge at Valley City.

It's nice to see the better looking MAC leading the way as Clay Boswell coal empties roll westward across the Red River into North Dakota.

The eastbound Western Star pulls away from Fargo, bound for Minneapolis. Today's consist is a blend of ex GN and ex CB&Q power and equipment.

NPR 2297 returns back to Lansford on the very remote Kramer line. Kramer is now the end of track, with the section between there and Bisbee abandoned and overgrown with weeds.

An empty grain train bound for Berea, North Dakota has two new ES44DC locomotives up front as it passes over a bridge amid the gently rolling hills near Springbrook, North Dakota.

At last light, CP 8631 is heading east towards Glenwood and the Twin Cities with a rare move - an empty coal train bound for Chicago.

BNSF 6208 has just left the power plant at Basin, and is heading west on the Zap branch line.

The engineer gives a wave as the Mayville Local cruises over the bridge at MP 1.

As I recall this was a NB, mostly grain empties.

A super rare daylight appearance of the westbound Empire Builder coming into Grand Forks. Unfortunately, this scene was made possible because of service disruptions from all the flooding b... (more)

Having left its cars back in town, the Mayville Local creeps down toward the end of the track and crosses over the wooden trestle above the Goose River.

The cold weather's got the Train IDs all messed up as this Grand Forks, ND - Pasco, WA high priority manifest was gen'd up and seen here heading west at MP 6.6 on the old Great Northern Hi Line. ... (more)

The daily manifest train from Laurel, MT to Dilworth, MN has a KCS locomotive in the lead as it crosses the Maple River in Mapleton.

All DC power head up this Spring Creek Mine, WY to Superior, WI DEEX coal load. The train is crossing Muskrat Creek just west of North Almont.