Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western EMD SD50F No. 5439 and EMD SD40-3 No. 3134 sit inside the railroad’s compact, but capable, locomotive shop in Bismarck, North Dakota, on August 27, 2018.

DMVW SD40-3 6911 rests outside the shop in Bismarck, ND.

DMVW SD40-3 6911 sits quietly outside of the DMVW's shop at Bismarck, ND.

BNSF C44-9W 4403 shoves on the rear of a loaded grain train just east of Bismarck, ND.

A loaded rail train heads east over the historic former Northern Pacific bridge that spans the Missouri River between Mandan and Bismarck.

An eastbound Burlington Northern coal train passes through a wide, deep cut located just east of the Missouri River Bridge between the crew change of Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota, on the afte... (more)

Two BN SD60Ms and an old ex-Oakway SD60 lead a coal train over the Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck, ND, the morning in September 2004. This bridge links Mandan (crew change and service point) wi... (more)

Eastbound Superior loaded coal train for Detroit Edison has crossed the Missouri River between Mandan and Bismarck. The colors were in full swing this week in North Dakota. This 2x2 coal train is... (more)

A BNSF coal train snakes its way over the Missouri River with peak falls colors in the valley.

Coal hoppers roll east through Bismarck, past the historic Northern Pacific railroad station. The 1900-built depot is slightly unusual in that its design is Spanish mission-style, which is not too... (more)

On a hot summer afternoon, this 50 car DMVW corn train and its 3 SD45's pull out of the siding of Pierce after meeting a eastbound BNSF coal load on July 30, 2012.

DMVW shopworker and fellow railfan Ed Duke fills the rear sanders of former Wisconsin Central now DMVW SD45 #7505 at DMVW's Bismarck Shop on August 6, 2012. Ed is also the owner/operator of a live... (more)

Crossing the Mighty Mo
Two Burlington Northern SD60Ms lead a coal train over the Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck, North Dakota, on the morning of June 29, 1994. This big bridge links ... (more)

A ubiquitous BNSF coal train from Powder River, Wyo. crosses the Missouri River between Mandan and Bismarck, N.D. on a very frigid Feb. day when the highest temperature reached was minus 16. Not... (more)

A Burlington Northern coal train crosses the Missouri River between Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota.