Three SD40-2s speed west past the elevator at Sanborn with a train destined for Jamestown.

A westbound mixed freight on the Marysville line.

A westbound passes the unused elevator along the former Northern Pacific line across North Dakota.

A westbound empty coal train slides under one of the many hump back bridges along the Creston Sub in western Iowa.

A westbound mixed freight moves through the soon to be harvested corn fields west of Woodbine behind a pair of ever present SD70Ms.

Dakota & Iowa's northbound Ethanol local has just crossed the Big Sioux River which marks the border between South Dakota and Iowa. A rare sight this day is three of the road's small GPs: two GP9... (more)

Ellis & Eastern"s switch run is interchanging cars with the BNSF at the downtown yards using SW900 No.17 and SW1200RS No. 7.

BNSF Jordan spreader is clearing ditches on the eastern end of the Mitchell Sub. powered by a BNSF GP39M.

BNSF's Madison turn has just left Sioux Falls as the sun is rising and is en route to switch the ethanol plant at Wentworth.

A southward loaded rock train is about to duck under Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls behind a mix of two SD40-2s spliced by an SD39, and trailed by a GP9.

This westbound DMVW is just leaving the CPR interchange at Hankinson with 42 empty grain hoppers for the elevator at Fullerton. Two former Wisconsin Central SD45s are in charge on this fine sprin... (more)

A sure sign of spring is the start of Dakota & Iowa operating rock trains to support construction projects. Here a loaded train creeps through the BNSF yard in downtown Sioux Falls on a nice earl... (more)

BNSF Madison Turn leaving Sioux Falls just as the sun peaks over the horizon illuminating the falls of the Big Sioux River.

Nebraska Central's Columbus Turn westbound at Monroe behind a GP38 and SD45 combination.

The builders plate of IC&E Russell Plow 100251 indicates a hard life of battling midwestern winters for the Soo Line, I&MRL, IC&E, and now CPR.