Westbound BNSFbonnet hits the S-curves in Lake Park with a long intermodal train.

Eastbound Z-train rounding the bend in Lake Park, relegated to running Main 1 between Hawley and Richards Spur due to MoW work in the area.

Eastbound just outside of Lake Park, MN and negotiating the S curves.

Rounding the S Curves.

Slowly moving east and providing the BNSF's Staples Sub Division some ultrasonic rail flaw detection. This would probably explain why the rails were so quiet on this sub division during this day.

Heading into the S curves west of Lake Park, MN, this M train proves that temps were on the cool side as the exhaust creates a interesting effect.

Smoking it up! BNSF 8249 brings coal eastward through the S curves to the west of Lake Park, MN.

Leading coal eastbound through the S curves just west of Lake Park, MN. You can see the locos and the last car of the train in the same picture!

A slow moving eastbound stack train meets a westbound stack train on the S curves just west of Lake Park, MN.

BNSF 5277 leads stacks eastbound just outside of Lake Park, MN.

Eastbound coal loads roar through Lake Park, MN.

Coal loads heading east on the Staples Sub Division near Lake Park, MN

Two Norfolk Southern units and one CN unit lead a mixed train eastbound. As the train continued to pass me I found a powder like substance that was coming from a hopper about 3/4 of the way into ... (more)

Earning their keep and working hard, these EMDs are bringing coal to Superior, WI.

Running about seven hours late, a rare daylight photo of the Empire Builder in the Fargo-Moorhead area is made possible, seen here negotiating the S-curves eastbound in Lake Park.