BNSF 1122 East trots through the small town of Des Lacs at the 70MPH track speed with a mere 6200 feet of stacks and racks rolling over the undulating terrain of North-Central North Dakota.

Two big six axles have 105 empty wells on the drawbars while coasting along the Carquinez Straits. The wells, originating in Oakland, CA are ultimately destined for Seattle, WA on an intermodal-re... (more)

With the 1% grade in the distance and a past thought, three Dash 9's have 99 empty tanks up to 55MPH rolling though the small hamlet of Des Lacs.

The DPU of a Stanley, ND to Sapulpa, OK loaded crude oil train is heavy in dynamics assisting the two headend motors on holding back 99 loads on the near 1% grade dropping into the Souris River Va... (more)

CP 8821 rumbles over N. Main Street in downtown Minot, passing the old Soo Depot that is now a railroad museum.

Two 8200's lead a short twelve car Ray Turn (formally the Ross Local over the Gassman Coulee trestle as Fall color starts to settle into the Trestle Valley.

Returning to the Baaken for more crude oil, three Dash 9's lead a Sapulpa, OK to Stanley, ND oil empty across the Gassman Coulee Trestle.

Two blue and yellow GP60's make easy work of the climb towards the Continental Divide with only five covered hoppers in tow on the Gallup-based "211" Local.

"BNSF 4014 South approaching Keddie, 14MPH, out." That quote, followed by the call to the outbound crew was heard, while two GE's gently glide over the Spanish Creek trestle.

Dynamics howl while a Warbonnet-led Z8 coasts to a stop in downtown Williams, awaiting a new track warrant, while the Grand Canyon Railway makes its evening arrival with a F40PH on the point.

Two GE's, one still wearing the Warbonnet paint job, leads a 11,294 ton Dilworth-Pasco manifest over the enormous Gassman Coulee trestle.

Two CEFX AC's hustle a 7200 foot #198 back up to 49MPH track speed after meeting #293 at Foxholm.

EMD's drift downgrade at the 70MPH track speed with 6700 feet of racks and stacks in tow.

While a Westbound BNSF stack train waits, CP 198 continues to pound the diamonds at Soo Tower and now has begun to tiptoe through downtown Minot, passing the Soo Line Depot on North Main.

The engineer of a 6700 foot Logistics Park, IL bound stack train throttles his SD75 duo up for the pull over the last hill before the 22 mile downhill trip into Minot.