FINALLY!!! A Southern Belle has managed to make its way into Grand Forks and is now departing town with a late high priority merchandise train for Northtown Yard.

A mighty Oakway leads a sister SD60M and the Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest north over the drainage ditch at MP 97.

Paying back horsepower hours to the BNSF, Soo 6038 and 6032 stroll westward under the Demers Avenue overpass in the last light of the day. The two units blend quite nicely with the string of white... (more)

BNSF 4882 leads a short Dilworth - Grand Forks manifest down Track 5 after waiting for the Mayville Local to clear. The heavy construction equipment behind the locomotives will depart in a couple... (more)

A sixteen car South Local has just cleared its warrant on the Hillsboro line as it finishes its return trip home from American Crystal Sugar at Redco.

As seen from the Columbia St. overpass, the Mayville Local pulls into Track 11 as the conductor and brakeman prepare to detach power. It's hard to see, but the M-DILGFD is visible under the I-29 o... (more)

An elephant-style trio of EMD widecabs pulls westward under the Demers Avenue overpass with Cohasset coal empties. It looks like the EMD 9003 is in the market for a tune-up!

After pulling down to the Cottonwood Switch, the Mill Job reverses westward on the Passenger Main to reach the Neche Switch, where it will head north on the spur.

BNSF 5995 brings up a double DPU on this loaded coal train waiting for a fresh crew in the Grand Forks yard. Not sure why they're running DPU here, especially with two AC units, but they are. At... (more)

Two typical geeps are viewed from the ditch alongside Demers Avenue as they head eastward, back to the yard.

In a scene remarkable through the eyes of the photographer, two original Soo Line SD60s are in the ex-GN Grand Forks yard as they pay back horsepower hours to the BNSF. These units have been makin... (more)

Phase I and Phase II SD60Ms lead the daily Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest north at MP 97. I don't think it gets any better than a duo of Green Giants leading a train!

By some miracle, the daily manifest from Northtown was forced for a short time to wait here, near F.O. Switch, allowing for me to catch up again and get this wide-angle shot of its extremely rare ... (more)

Great looking and sounding CN 8845 is a rare sight in these areas as it along with CN 5439 and KCS 4603 lead the M-NTWGFD over the small bridge at MP 97 south of town.

Northbound late in the day, BNSF 4923 leads the daily Northtown - Grand Forks manifest at MP 97.0. This is usually a morning train, but for some reason it's been showing up during the evenings th... (more)