Under ominous looking skies, a peeling AMTK 164 leads the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder southward over the bridge halfway between Thompson and Reynolds.

The return leg of the Grand Forks to Cass Lake turn rolls around the curve through East Grand Forks on a very pleasant August evening.

A pair of SD70MACs rolls eastward at station sign Simplot with coal loads for Cohasset, MN.

A GP30 rebuild leads the South Local onto the Hillsboro Sub on a crisp August morning.

The Mayville Local cruises back into Grand Forks after the overnight stay in Mayville. It will have to wait for a grain train to clear the interlocking before going all the way into the yard.

Coal loads for Cohasset, MN, roll under the Columbia Road overpass as they pass alongside the Grand Forks yard.

Coal loads for Cohasset, MN, head for Fisher, MN, where they will take the siding, while the City Job with a repainted GP28 waits for them to clear.

A recently repainted GP28 waits on the Crystal Sugar sidings while coal loads for Cohasset, MN, roll by on the main.

GP28M 1521 was one of Burlington Northern's Operation Lifesaver "Think Before You Cross!" units. It has now been repainted into the swoosh scheme, unfortunately.

It's a typical day in the community of Emerado as a truck loads at the elevator while the Mayville Local scoots eastward through town.

One of the shortest South Locals I've ever seen rolls lazily southward. This local is likely being affected by an employee lockout at the American Crystal Sugar plant near Hillsboro.

The engineer gives a wave as the Mayville Local races eastward after completing its work in Larimore.

The westbound Empire Builder has cleared, the Mayville Local has reversed from the junction into town to grab a boxcar, and it will now race for Grand Forks.

The engineer gives a wave as the Mayville Local cruises past a portion of a grain train resting on the newly constructed shuttle track at the Arvilla elevator. The road the photo was taken from ha... (more)

It looks like the former Oakway SD60 is in need of a new turbo as the Grand Forks to Northtown manifest rumbles southward toward Merrifield.