A Mexican leader is in charge of an extra manifest from Pasco, WA to Northtown, MN while passing the Little Prairie Lutheran Church.

Behind a pair of CSX GE's, a Bisbee grain load has crested Broken Bow hill and is back up to track speed, rolling through the farmlands of Eastern North Dakota.

Two Soo GP's, one still showing her Milwaukee heritage, idle away on a brilliant Summer afternoon, awaiting next assignment.

Two of BNSF's workhorse SD40-2's crawl up the .65% grade leading an 8400 ton Ross Turn over the 1822 foot long Gassman Coulee Trestle on a fine Summer afternoon. You can imagine what it sounded li... (more)

Empty tank cars from St James, LA via the UP cross the spectacular Gassman Coulee Trestle on a dazzling Summer afternoon, destined for Trenton, ND and another load of sweet Baaken crude oil; with ... (more)

Three EMD's, two of which are GP's, lead a short Northtown, MN to Dore, ND manifest through the siding in Simcoe after meeting three Eastbounders.

A 144 car Northtown, MN to Dore, ND manifest makes a bit less than track speed up the .6% grade over the Gassman Coulee Trestle behind two of GE's finest Evolution's. The train, which consists of ... (more)

Three GE's lead a heavy Laurel, MT to Dilworth, MN manifest over a small creek on a warm Summer afternoon.

A coal load for Cohasset, MN snakes through the badlands of ND behind a SD70ACe.

Oil cans for St James, LA roll East behind a duo of ACe's passing the elevators for Boyle.

The First of August brings us a short Dilworth, MN to Laurel, MT manifest rolling West on the ole Northern Pacific, with a Warbonnet leading past the ancient elevators in Richardton.

Last light catches a GEVO and SD70ACe dragging an empty Superior train out of the siding at Hebron.

Fifty loads of North Dakota corn are lifted up a .4% grade, which was just enough for Engineer Schmaltz to give hell to his trio of ex Wisconsin Central SD45's, utilizing trackage rights over the ... (more)

RCO power idles under the sanding tower next to a GE duo, awaiting next assignment. Photo taken with permission by an off duty railroad employee yadda-yadda-yadda.

Golden fields of Winter wheat gently rustle in the breeze while an empty coal bucket for the PRB slows to take the siding.