Four GE's tug a stack train westward. That green signal in the distance is for an eastbound manifest, which was just off to the right of this shot. Only one of two meet shots that me and fellow ... (more)

CP 5920 has called the Detroit Lakes sub home now for several weeks.

Chances are that all but one locomotive in this consist are in storage today.

"You drove 60 miles to catch a train you could've driven 15 miles to catch???" Had the economic times been better, and the flooding out west not hampered traffic on the CP, that thought may have ... (more)

It all goes down hill from here. After this picture, my 18-55mm lens quit working, and the battery was dead on the railfan wagon. What joy.

The first of a small parade of westbounds

What was sure to be a missed opportunity turned out to be successful. This morning, i heard of a light locomotive from Thief River Falls was to pick up a geometry car in Detroit Lakes and bring i... (more)

A grain train glides east behind a trio of GE's

Lets just say the trip back home after this shot was a happy one. Today's builder, over 12 hours late, was falling farther and farther behind schedule because of problems out west, and the additi... (more)

After meeting the 199 at Nashua, CEFX 1059 is on its way east, just east of Barrett.

The 293 crests a small hill east of Sedan. Fellow RP.net contributor Bryant Kaden informed me that this was another "ho-hum" powered train, before it even arrived.