MNNR 50, a SF30C leads 3 more GE's and 1 ex-ALCO product on 15,391 tons of sand, coming down the hill and through the tunnel at Westminister.

Three GP's have 92 cars under control cruising down Shortline Hill, passing the classic Griswold crossings that are due to be replaced soon.

Iowa Chicago and Eastern power is lost in North Dakota, leading the Kenmare wayfreight with a SOO GP38 trailing.

Two GP's of two different heritages lead a 50 car Ross Turn past the elevator in Lonetree.

The ex-Milwaukee drawbridge hosts an Eastbound run through coal train with a schnazzy SD70ACe leader.

Last light catches train 199 rolling through the sweeping curve West of Frontenac, with the white bark on the trees melting away in the exhaust waves of the GE duo.

With 7700 tons on the drawbars, three GP's howl in 8 throttle departing Red Wing after a pickup.

Clean power scoots East with train 290 in tow.

Griswalds watch Amtrak 8 cruise down Shortline Hill on the most wonderful day of the Winter; we warmed up well into the 60's!

Two GE's make easy work of the small hill into Union Junction, leading a 21 car empty grain train.

An ex-BN SD40-2 is back home cruising along the banks of the frozen Wayzata Bay, leading an empty fertilizer train destined for Ridgewood, FL via the CSXT in Chicago, IL.

A BC Rail Dash 9 has L517 to a stop next to the Foley stack.

Light power of 4 ancient GE's and 1 rebuilt ALCO returns West after delivering the sand train to Pigseye Yard.

The engineer of BNSF's U STNSAP0 45T (Stanley, ND to Sapulpa, OK) has a healthy task of holding back 12,854 tons of Baaken crude oil on the steep grade out of the Westminister tunnels.

New vs. old: The Soo depot in downtown Minot stands tall to see another new unit rumble by. This time, its an ES44AC, CP 9353, leading the Eastbound #198.