The ground is once again white and the temperature is once again below zero as a 14 car Mayville Local heads west out of Grand Forks on the final day of November 2007.

2377 passes one of many rail-served agricultural businesses along the Hillsboro Subdivision as it rumbles past Flaat Siding.

The Buxton station sign is barely hanging on as a long manifest for Northtown Yard passes through town.

A grubby SD75M on the point of coal empties from Ardoch, ND, waits at the west switch of the Buxton siding while the South Local enters at the east switch.

With a single GP38-2 in the lead, the daily South Local highballs through Buxton on a nicely misforecasted "cloudy" day.

The cow and calf shove hard as they move a cut of cars into the sugar plant in Crookston.

The North Dakota State Mill towers over 2173 as it waits for the crew to return from their lunch break.

Loaded unit grain storms through Thompson on a gorgeous November afternoon. Note the equipment visible over the second locomotive; this elevator is one of many in North Dakota that are adding stor... (more)

The famous cow and calf roll westward through the yard en route to the Ada Subdivision, where they will push a string of 100+ baretables 20+ miles down the line to be stored on the out of service ... (more)

This extremely rare rebuilt former GN GP5 sounds and looks great as it accelerates east on BNSF rails toward Erskine, MN. It will spend the next few days performing switching operations on MNN's W... (more)

After clearing the way for light power bound for Alton, ND, the West Lead continues its work as the University of North Dakota's water tower looms overhead on the west end of the yard.

After leaving the Neche Spur, the Mill Job backs down to the Cottonwood Switch to reach the Grand Forks yard.

An ex-BN GP39E on the point of the Mayville Local breezes over a small bridge west of the abandoned station of Ojata on its return trip to Grand Forks.

A long South Local accelerates out of Grand Forks with work at many of the small communities along the Hillsboro Subdivision.

A 42 car Mayville Local cruises downhill east of Arvilla and passes the MP 17 defect detector with a lone GP39E leading the way. 172 axles and no defects were detected.