Santa's big orange sleigh departs Minot with a fresh crew onboard, with 6800 feet of presents for people on the West Coast.
Two GE's lead a 5,000 foot 496 past a newly built fracking sand facility that has come with the recent oil boom in North Dakota.
The Ray Turn finishes the Ross setout and heads West out of the siding with two SD40-2's on the point.
Engineer Perman has two GP's and a string of empties for Cando and Bisbee under control on the undulating terrain, while rocking and rolling on the jointed rail at 10MPH, minutes before sunset.
One of BNSF's SD70ACe's leads a duo of CSX GE's, one rated for 6000 horsepower, leads a 128 car Havre, MT to Northtown, MN "H9"...
A dying breed... With the CP rebuild/repaint program going on, the SOO SD60's are definitely a dying breed. Two of the white variety idle on the diesel track awaiting the call to assemble t... (more)
Four six axles race over the Des Lacs Reservoir with a lengthy Z9 in tow bound for the Pacific Northwest.
A greenie weenie and a Catfish make easy work of the 1 percent grade out of Minot with a 2800 ton stacks and rack train in tow.
The second section of the Ray/Ross Turn returns to Minot with four EMD's on the point hauling the 67 car local over the Des Lacs Reservoir.
The sun has set on the prairies of North Dakota, and three Oakway's idle in the siding at Aylmer tied down awaiting a dogcatch crew.
With the EMD in the proper position ahead of the two GE's, a light 4900 ton Dilworth, MN to Pasco, WA manifest makes track speed up the near 1% grade out of Minot.
Three Oakway SD60's idle in the siding at Aylmer on the BNSF KO Subdivision leading a 13,000 ton M NTWSNO1 under a sky full of stars.
Two shades of SD60M's lead a Chicago to Tacoma vehicle train through the flat yet undulating terrain of North Dakota on a clear Autumn afternoon.
A SD60M duo leads a Chicago to Tacoma vehicle train over the Gassman Coulee Trestle.
Power for the Minot Roadswitcher sits on the diesel service track awaiting the next call to get back to switching.
