The day has finally arrived! No, not Election Day...the day I got a decent shot of the RRVW 406 leading a train! They've finished their work in Danube and head to Ruebel with 406 as their sole p... (more)

The sun sets on the South Dakota landscape as an SD60M waits to depart with the Willmar to Aberdeen local. With newer GEs ruling most of BNSF's mainlines, it's always a treat to watch and listen ... (more)

Three SD40-2s lead the JY local from Jamestown, ND through downtown Moorhead, MN. In just a moment they'll cross the diamonds at Moorhead Jct before arriving at Dilworth Yard.

I encountered the Willmar to Aberdeen local near Holloway, MN around midday as they sat waiting for some maintenance equipment to clear. It appeared that the clouds would clear by late afternoon,... (more)

Yes, it's cliche, but I wanted at least one picture of the 261 with my family in it. I don't know if any of my children will hold on to an interest in trains as passionately as I have, but for no... (more)

I managed one shot without anyone else in it of the 261's time in Glencoe, MN. I enjoy seeing steam locomotives, but honestly chasing excursions is not my favorite part of the hobby. Still, mome... (more)

Two Caterpillar powered locomotives run westbound past a soybean field waiting to be harvested near Buffalo Lake, MN.

Agriculture still drives the economy of west central Minnesota. The Twin Cities & Western is a vital part of it, too. As a farmer tills a field west of Sacred Heart, the TC&W's West End job head... (more)

The TC&W's West End job is about to duck under the MN 23 overpass east of Granite Falls, passing a combine that's ready for the harvest.

The depot in Montevideo has been nicely restored as part of the city's Milwaukee Road Heritage Center. The Twin CIties & Western's West End job departs town on its way to Milan.

The elevator east of Montevideo, MN has a good looking ILSX switcher for power. The foggy windows bear witness to the fog that recently lifted out of the Minnesota River valley.

With Grinnell Glacier in the distance, the sun sets on a railroad of sorts along the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake near Many Glacier Lodge in Glacier National Park. These rails are used twice a yea... (more)

My previous visit to Marias Pass five years ago did not include a shot here, so I made it a point to add my name to the long list of railfans with a picture of the eastbound Empire Builder on the ... (more)

On a spectacular late summer day, the eastbound Empire Builder is nearly to the summit of Marias Pass. Without John F Stevens' discovery of this legendary crossing of the divide, the privately fi... (more)

On our travel day between Miles City and Helena, the Jimbo had the railroad tied up most of the day around Big Timber. Having completed their work, the 264 puts the train away in Livingston. The... (more)