When the 291 arrived into Glenwood last night, it had 3 SD40's. By the time it departed this morning, 51 ballast cars and three more SD40's were added, making this one worth the chase. 50 miles n... (more)

Six! Count 'em. Six SD40's lead this mornings 291 north (railroad west) through Alexandria. Awesome sight and sound.

After finding these locomotives not running, i would assume that these DMVW units wont me moving before sunset. The gray and orange looks outstanding compared to what they looked like before.

A BNSF zipper runs like clockwork over the KO subdivision west of Fargo, ND. One obstacle, the Sheyenne River, is solved by a large steel bridge, much resembling the one about 20 miles south at V... (more)

It's July 18th, 2010 and you can still find a pure consist of good ol' SOO LINE SD60's. Here they have the 291 under control north of Miltona. They'll travel to Vergas to meet an eastbound, and ... (more)

An ES44, an SD60, and a GP40X are in charge of the 496 as it meanders through the Sheyenne River Valley, while inclement weather brews on the horizon.

A lone geep and a short Tec Train spend all day in the scrap yard. Fortunately, its just a temporary out of the way place, and not their final demise.

After a long wait in the siding for the tardy 290, a frustrated crew are back underway at WSS Forada.

For some unknown reason, the wait for this one was a lot longer than usual. But it paid off, as we found out the 290 was led by two SOO SD60's. Standing in a knee-high poison ivy patch wasn't so... (more)

When i got word of the 291 the night before, the SOO 6027 had been leading, so to wake up and find that it had been pulled off and the 6062 was now leading, it was quite surprising.

A very short 171 train leaves regal in its dust as it sprints west toward Murray siding. There, it will take the siding and wait while an eastbound clears, and another westbound takes off toward ... (more)

The 171 makes its way through the siding at Paynesville on a beautiful Monday evening.

Sometimes you just need a change of pace. At least that was my philosophy after driving nearly 80 miles along the Canadian Pacific, and saw nothing, then hopping over to the BNSF Staples Sub to ca... (more)

A pair of SOO SD60's rest along side a pair of DM&E power, and the crippled 9644. The 9644 has been sitting here nearly 2 months following a mishap. The DM&E power is off the 171, and is one of t... (more)

A couple EMD dash-2's lead a couple GE's on a westbound near the town of Barrett, Mn. I'm not positive, but i believe the GE's are to be set out at Elbow Lake to head up a grain train that has be... (more)