A quartet of GEs accelerates an empty Bakken crude oil train westward out of Grand Forks for the run across the northern plains.

The Empire Builder crosses over Fresh Water Coulee slightly over six and a half miles from the Grand Forks Amtrak station over 11 hours late.

A Mac and a Gevo accelerate westward into the afternoon sun with a Devils Lake-bound rock train.

A ballast train bound for the flood-threatened trackage between Devils Lake and Churchs Ferry rolls westward into the afternoon sunlight.

It's a wonderful fall evening in the Red River Valley as a Heritage I Dash 9 leads Arvilla grain empties westward into the sunset.

The golden light of a new day illuminates the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder as it speeds into Grand Forks.

An eight-hour late eastbound Empire Builder rolls eastward through Powell. The train was just delayed further by having to meet its westbound counterpart at Lakota, then it encountered seve... (more)

After the sun finally burns through the morning cloud cover, a pair of BN geeps rolls eastward on the return trip to Grand Forks with the twice weekly local to Mayville, ND.

Tbe twice-weekly Mayville Local cruises eastward through Powell after the short climb out of the dip over the Freshwater Coulee.

A nice variety of power heads toward Grand Forks at Powell with a manifest from Minot, ND.

First generation EMD widecabs lead the tri-weekly Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west on a beautiful fall day.

A surprisingly well-preserved BNSFbonnet slows this empty Vancouver, WA - Alton, ND grain train east approaching station sign Powell. Once stopped, the crew manually raised the crossing gates blo... (more)

A colorful Mayville Local heads eastward into Grand Forks after being held up for some time by a rerouted grain train.

Wednesday's M-SUPMIN kicks up dust as it roars west through Powell while the conductor prepares to give me a friendly wave.

The Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest is a few hours late this beautiful Friday evening as it races against time before the eastbound Empire Builder will force it into the hole somewhere al... (more)