BNSF 2045 has finished its work in town and backs the power back onto the train to head east. The ex-BN caboose was a nice, unusual treat.

Even though Detroit Lakes is a station stop, the diesel engines have barely enough time to wind down. Almost as fast as they arrived, they're seen here leaving town, along US highway 10.

For the Empire Builder, 2017 is going out like a lion. After an engine failure prompted the addition of a BNSF SD70MAC, cold weather hampered things even further. At just over 7 hours south of on-... (more)

Between Jamestown and Oakes, ND, Red River's 6th sub follows the James River Valley, and as such, crosses many times. The line was disused for the most part until the elevator in Adrian began shi... (more)

A pair of Cat rebuilt GP20C's bring 25 empties for the elevator at Adrian, ND. Here, just south of Jamestown, ND.

When NLR comes down this way, it's usually to bring LP tanks to Wenner. But as of late, a large wind generator offload site has popped up, prompting numerous windmill trains.

Another load of windmill parts, this time blades, heads out of the St. Cloud yard and out to Rockville for unloading. By sunset, all but six blades will have been unloaded.

The West End job breezes through the "town" of Wegdahl, MN. Nestled in the trees between Montevideo and Granite Falls, Wegdahl is all but abandoned. All that remains are a couple dilapi... (more)

After spending the night in the siding west of here, the West End Job brings some rock and grain through Montevideo on a beautiful fall morning. The West End job does not really have a set time, s... (more)

After several days of excursions on Red River Valley & Western trackage, to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Milwaukee Road 261 and its entourage head for home along BNSF's former Great Northern ... (more)

In an extremely rare sight, a pair of MRL SD40's head up a priority Northtown to Laurel freight, and are seen here just before entering the Willmar yard at Kandiyohi, MN. In 5 miles, they'll chang... (more)

Best view in the house. Who has it, however, is up for debate. Is it me with my camera, the crew on the train, or the homeowner on the hill. Regardless, the normally mundane scenery of eastern Nor... (more)

These three well worn EMD units have been on the JY Local for a couple weeks now. Today's train was long enough to fill out the nearly 4000 foot high bridge in Valley City, North Dakota. The br... (more)

Train 298 has a few special guests tagging along. Once stored in Canada, two SD40-2F's and a regular SD40-2 take one last trip. Word is these are headed for the scrapper in Chicago. In todays cons... (more)

A rare NS visitor makes its way up the Detroit Lakes Sub. Since the line leads to Canada, CP units normally lead here, but with this train terminating south of the border, these non CP units can ... (more)