Just a bit after the sun came up, a very long JY local sweeps through a big curve near Spiritwood on its way to Dilworth.

I was just sitting in the grass eating my lunch when the radio chirped up with news of an eastbound. Since I really loved the framing of the bridge where I was sitting, I didn't move to grab the ... (more)

Luck was on my side today as a sucker hole opened up in the clouds just as this northbound came thru Sandstone. This coal had about 60 miles to go before reaching its destination of Midwest Energ... (more)

I've always wanted a picture of Amtrak passing through Hawley and July 4, 2012 was finally my time. A very late Empire Builder heads east for its next stop in Detroit Lakes on a very hazy and sti... (more)

With heritage unit 184 in the lead, a 3 hour late Empire Builder flies west past Mt. Muller near the small town of Lake Park, MN.

Sometimes you drive down a gravel road in rural North Dakota and happen upon a nice surprise... A new GE leads an eastbound manifest over the Wild Rice River west of Hankinson.

After some great conversation, awesome food, golden oreos in a cup of ice cream, and a mountain dew or 7, catching this meet at dusk was icing on the cake! West and eastbound manifests meet at th... (more)

With the strobe light on, a beautiful Soo Line leader has the honors on a westbound rail train at Barrett. An old Soo caboose is just coming into view on the rear as the train sweeps through a fa... (more)

A very tardy Watertown local slowly passes through the small town of Bellingham at dusk as it heads west into South Dakota and a severe thunderstorm watch.

The cab in the lead unit was full as the Empire Builder heads for its next stop in Winona. They lost a bit of time at River Junction as the dispatcher had no choice other than to run them through... (more)

Coal empties from Wisconsin fly by the grain elevator in Peak, ND as they head west for another meet at Sanborn with a load.

Every once in a while you happen upon a spot that makes you smile for a long, long time...this was that spot for today. Underwater boulders can be seen in the foreground and the entire Luverne tr... (more)

An eastbound priority intermodal train casts a nice reflection on Lake Ashtabula on an absolutely perfect morning in Luverne, ND.

An empty unit tank train sweeps through a big curve west of Donnelly behind some visiting power. I think this is the first time that I've caught a solid Union Pacific consist on the Morris Sub.

A long string of brand new tank cars create some very even lines as they leave Herman, MN in their wake. In the background, a grain train waits to be loaded at the large New Horizons Ag Service e... (more)