Classic northern plains coal power runs elephant style south (RR east) through Crookston with the correct choice of power on the point. More info at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD60M
Location: Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8130
Train ID: C-SCMCOB
Photo Date: March 18, 2008

The Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest rolls west through Fisher behind a natty B40-8W Warbonnet and an Oakway about 22 hours after they brought this train's counterpart east. For some reason, the... (more)

The Drayton Local slips under the UND Hamster Tube behind a straight up GP38 after a long day of work up north. Go Sioux!

Not a common sight anymore to see a full lash up of SD75s in red and silver, but here are three of them hustling Alma, WI coal empties west. Looks like BNSF 8228 is in need of a trip to the paint... (more)

High priority intermodal traffic streaks west through West Fargo. Note the SD60M second out...with their move out of Glendive, MT and over to Chicago, it's become more common to see these ex-BN f... (more)

Coal empties head west back to the mines entering West Fargo. This train had another MAC on the rear, an increasingly common sight on northern plains coal.

Here's some northern plains railfan math: Fresh, Loose Snow + 15-to-20 knot North Wind + Eastbound Train at Track Speed = A Makeshift Blizzard and a Snow-covered Photographer on the Southside of t... (more)

The thrice-weekly M-MINSUP is seen here eastbound entering Crookston behind the standard duo of SD60s and a tag-along Geep. Not sure what's up with the second unit's number boards, but they look l... (more)

Not too many Oakways left with the 'GM' nose herald intact, so it's always a nice treat to catch one. Here 9019 leads the Minot, ND - Superior, WI manifest east through Fisher on the heels of the... (more)

Aside from the BNSF patch, you'd swear this shot was pre-merger. The Drayton Local slowly heads south through Minto after a long day of work along the Glasston Sub. More info can be found at more)

After a crew swap at D.L. Switch, this empty grain train accelerates south for Alton, ND.

A classic profile in a classic paint scheme, BNSF 119 leads the daily South Local back to the yard after a morning of switching. Hard to think that the GP60M represents the end of the line for fa... (more)

Coal empties roll south through Hillsboro behind a quartet of EMDs running elephant-style. The interesting thing is that the three MACs, while all in the Executive scheme, are all patched differe... (more)

It's a nice surprise to catch an ex-BN 'mini-tunnel motor' on the point of a train, an increasingly rare sight as there are only 12 GP15-1s left on the BNSF roster. Here the crew of BNSF 1497 wai... (more)

A pair of classic SD40-2s bring the daily Lincoln, NE - Grand Forks, ND high priority manifest into the yard on a pleasant morning. As a bonus, I get a nice wave from Engineer Lunak!