The nightly merchandise train from Willmar to Aberdeen pulls out of town with an unexpected leader.
Coal empties coast into Willmar alongside a loaded grain train and assorted power waiting for assignment.
A worm train makes its way down main 1 as another waits on main 2 at BNSF's Willmar yard.
Surprisingly, there were more NS SD70's than there were BNSF dash-9's here at the roundhouse.
A few sets of GE/EMD power wait for their next assignment by the sand tower at BNSF Willmar MN yard.
The Cascade Green on its flanks might be fading and peeling, but this former CB&Q Geep still sports a large BN logo on its nose.
Geeps of several varieties congregate at the Willmar servicing facility. The units in the distance will depart in a few minutes to serve as power on a westbound local.
An ex-CB&Q Geep rests at the fuel rack in Willmar.
An ex-Frisco GP38AC and two other older four axle locomotives head west on the main past the yard in Willmar to tie onto their train.
Two visitors from south of the border bask in the Minnesota sun at the fuel pad in Willmar.
Three SD40-2s rest at the fuel pad in Willmar beside the sanding tower that still proudly displays its BN heritage.
The Morris Local heads out for an evening of work.
This trio spent the morning idling by the roundhouse, but before long, they would be on their way westward, with GP10 1418 in the lead.
