Two former CP, one former UP/SP, one former BN, and one in legit paint...just a typical line-up of Northern Plains Railway locomotives! The TRF turn runs light towards the CPR yard to retrieve it... (more)

In and amongst mostly cloudy weather, Christmas Eve morning 2011 has some pleasant sunshine shining on one of the trio of ex-KCS locomotives sitting on the old Great Northern wye that led to the G... (more)

The first diesel unit ever delivered to Soo Line rolls southward into Thief River Falls, filling in for the MNN 1356 after the latter went down with issues.

Tunnel motor #1343 leads the Warroad local back to Crookston via trackage rights on the CP from Dakota Junction to Erskine, then on BNSF from Erskine and west.

An Autumn Reflection: A brilliant evening in northwestern Minnesota is only enhanced by the relection in the water of the passing CP Plummer Line job from the Strata Corporation in Trail, ... (more)

Minnesota Northern's newest locomotive in MNN paint sit on Dakota Junction having just completed the St. Hilaire portion of the Warroad Local while the other half, MNN 1383 & 1380 work the norther... (more)

Although some crops are being harvested in northwestern Minnesota...mostly wheat...the soybeans need a little more time, but are looking promising, especially next to Minnesota Northern's weekly t... (more)

With loaded BGSX gravel hoppers and grain hoppers in tow, the TRF turn waits for a crew to take it west toward Fordville on the Devils Lake subdivision. The locomotives include NPR 5556, 5561, 555... (more)

Tied down over the weekend, ILSX 1381 sits flexing the year 1913 manufactured (and older) rails north of Thief River Falls, MN at the CP-MNN-NPR intersection at Dakota Junction.

With three fellas in the cab, CP train 491 heads north about a couple miles out of the CP yard with STLH 5593 behind the leading unit.

An unusual sight in northwestern Minnesota, 6083 makes an appearance leading a weed-spraying train northbound between Glenwood and Winnipeg.

Minnesota Northern's ILSX 1343 waits for its crew on its rails at Dakota Junction with a cut of grain hoppers and boxcars bound for the businesses at the end of line at St. Hilaire, MN (MNN Warroa... (more)

Parked on a small siding behind Northern Pride Inc., a turkey processing facility, is one of Loram's L-Series light rail grinders - LRG 24. This particular set of grinding machinery is equiped wit... (more)

SOO 4419 & 4444 maneuver BGSX - Strata Corporation hoppers (Bradshaw Gravel Supply Inc.) fresh off the Northern Plains Railroad bound for re-filling in Trail or Tilden Jct., MN at their respective... (more)

On a very nice summer day it is very nice to see 3 CP SD40-2's all with the packman-style livery.