A pair of pre-Swoosh GEVOs and a Dash 9 lead a Z-train slowly west through the cut south of Hawley. I'm not sure if it's the results of a derailment in the area a few days prior, the hot temps, o... (more)

An eastbound manifest slowly makes it's way out of the Red River Valley on Main 2 about to pass some MoW work on Main 1 making some final fixes from a derailment that took out both mains a few day... (more)

It was noteworthy when coal drags started appearing with all AC power up here recently, and here the daily Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest follows suit sporting a solid AC lashup...an ES44... (more)

After setting out 50 open top hoppers in the yard, M-SUPMIN is underway again westbound behind a trio of SD40-2s. Depending on how well this train can make time with a 40mph restriction, they'll ... (more)

A grain train sits quietly on the Passenger Main in the Grand Forks Yard. Not sure what was going on, but BNSF 5044 was completely shut down.

A couple of black visitors lead today's H-train out of the yard for a run south on the Hillsboro Sub. While it may not seem exciting to see an all-black lashup elsewhere, it's good news up here a... (more)

Ignoring the blaring horn, the wig-wag lights on the lead unit, the flashing red signals, and the lowering crossing gate, this moron in his Olds tempts fate. Even though trains are restricted to ... (more)

COB empties slink westbound through downtown Grand Forks behind a faded Pumpkin II MAC cursed with a peeling cigar band on the nose. The Grand Forks County Office Building is the structure to the... (more)

Where have all the SD60s/SD60Ms/SD75Ms/SD75Is gone?!? That's all you used to see on coal trains up here, but the winds of change might have blown through on 'traditional' northern plains coal pow... (more)

Looking straight down the west leg of the wye from the Amtrak platform, northbound coal trundles over F.O. Switch toward the yard behind a matching trio of SD70MACs.

More non-AC EMD coal power is used on the M-SUPMIN in the form of BNSF 8266, seen here steaming west with a long train. A step ladder is used to gain some elevation and get a little different per... (more)

Thanks to tie replacement on the KO Sub just southeast of Minot, another intermodal re-route turns off the Devil's Lake Sub and south onto the Hillsboro Sub. The fresh outbound crew gives me a fr... (more)

The stack re-routes are back! MoW work is in progress along the KO Sub between Minot and Fargo causing stacks/autoracks to detour over the Great Northern's former Hi-Line across northern ND. BNS... (more)

BNSF 4695 receives clearance from the Grand Forks Yardmaster to bring its Peavey grain train south and into the yard on a cool but pleasant Monday evening. Minn-Dak Milling provides a nice backdr... (more)

After two years, I was finally able to catch Alton's resident grain switcher in decent light! No question as to the previous owner of this unit, she still wears her NS black proudly!