The yardmaster called a few days ago and said "So, what GP's do we have for a Northgate Local?" I told him I'd get back to him, so I went out, saw two H1 GP's uncoupled on the same track, and went... (more)

An eight thousand foot manifest from Havre, MT crosses the Des Lacs Reservoir on a windy and chilly Spring morning in Central North Dakota.

The 32 car Ross Turn rolls East through Des Lacs with a large cut of empty fracking sand cars in tow.

Savage Industries GP9 #8627 brings up the rear of the Northtown, MN to Dore, ND manifest, crossing a frozen Des Lacs Reservoir. The unit is in tow to Trenton, ND for use on the new quadruple-loop ... (more)

Three NS GE's trot a load of Baaken crude oil over the thawing Des Lacs Reservoir. I'd imagine with these 60 and 70 degree days North Dakota is having (we're in Winter still!), the lake won... (more)

Two GE's have a Fort Madison, IA-bound stack up to 70MPH, cruising down the undulating terrain of North Dakota, crossing a frozen Des Lacs Reservoir. The lake won't be frozen for long if we keep h... (more)

The low setting sun shines on the community of Des Lacs, while a big heavy Saint Paul stack disrupts the peacefulness, led by a SD70ACe.

Four six axles race over the Des Lacs Reservoir with a lengthy Z9 in tow bound for the Pacific Northwest.

The second section of the Ray/Ross Turn returns to Minot with four EMD's on the point hauling the 67 car local over the Des Lacs Reservoir.

BNSF 1122 East trots through the small town of Des Lacs at the 70MPH track speed with a mere 6200 feet of stacks and racks rolling over the undulating terrain of North-Central North Dakota.

With the 1% grade in the distance and a past thought, three Dash 9's have 99 empty tanks up to 55MPH rolling though the small hamlet of Des Lacs.

A duo of EMD SD75's drift down hill through the small hamlet of Des Lacs with 6700 feet of stacks on the drawbars.

After meeting an Eastbound Z2, this 99 car loaded grain train from Fergus Falls, MN (Otter Tail Valley RR) to Interbay, WA departs from the siding at Des Lacs with the GN era water tower still sta... (more)

The Mouse River has dropped, and the tracks are open! A Westbound manifest originating in Dilworth, MN and bound for Pasco, WA rolls through the small community of Des Lacs which still sports a wa... (more)

The evolution of grain is what I call this photo. An empty BNSF shuttle train passes the long closed elevator and water tank at Des Lacs, ND. Over the years, the efficiency of the small rural elev... (more)