A three-pack of power with BNSF's first SD75I in the lead is pulling for all it's worth as it hauls a long manifest freight straight into the sun.
After originating out of Chicago 7.5 hours late, the westbound Empire Builder is now 10.5 hours late leaving Grand Forks. Unfortunately, they will soon be stopping again at Larimore and mee... (more)
In the last rays of sunlight, a Heritage I Dash 9 leads a Chicago to Portland Z-train westward out of Grand Forks, detouring over the Hillsboro and Devils Lake Subdivisions due to a major derailme... (more)
The Empire Builder running just over 10 hours takes the west leg of the wye at DL Switch transitioning from the Devils Lake subdivision to the Hillsboro subdivision. In a matter of meters ... (more)
The Empire Builder running just over 10 hours late is on approach to the Grand Forks station near the milepost 2.26 grade crossing of the Devils Lake subdivision after meeting the late west... (more)
Foreign power leads a long freight out of town behind Amtrak in August 2012.
An eastbound Empire Builder makes a late trip across the northern plains in summer 2012. I no longer remember why it was late or why the consist order was odd.
A nice retro consist leads the South Local onto the Hillsboro Subdivision and out of town.
It has been a long time, but through trains are once again running over the Devils Lake Subdivision thanks to it being designated as an alternative to the KO Subdivision. This grain train for the ... (more)
Right on the tail of two manifests is a Clay Boswell coal empty behind a nose-to-tail pair of macs.
A pair of Dash 9s tugs a manifest freight westward under Demers Avenue and around the curve into the yard.
After a locomotive failure near Shelby, MT, on the westbound trip, the Empire Builder was forced to once again add a freight engine, which ended up staying on for the eastbound trip. The tr... (more)
A nice mix of GE power leads a manifest onto the east leg of the wye toward Dilworth.
The proper choice of paint is in the lead as a long manifest freight rounds the east leg of the wye toward Dilworth.
Grain empties bound for the Glasston Subdivision reverse toward the passenger main after pulling westward off of the Hillsboro line.