A short southbound manifest climbs the Loop on a very slow Tuesday thanks to MoW work. Even though it was a slow day for action, I'm grateful I got a chance at the 'classic' shot of the Loop.

BNSF 4878 leads a stack train upgrade southbound out of Tunnel 10 after negotiating the Tehachapi Loop moments before.

The famed Tehachapi Loop as seen from 20,000' MSL looking southwest. Hwy 58 is the road in the foreground and Tunnel 10 is on the left side of the frame.

Taken from the grand fork of the Red River of the North and the Red Lake River, a trio of Warbonnets lead loaded coal east. Don't try this shot in the summer unless you have a boat (or can walk o... (more)

The only caption that comes to mind is: "Truckin' westbound!"

Warbonnet stampede!! Three Sante Fe-lettered SD75Ms lead Clay Boswell loads east. I'm not sure I've seen a trio of pure Warbonnets running together, especially elephant style!

EMD's latest power on the point of eastbound coal leaving the yard in Dilworth, MN.

An ex-BN workhorse on the point of eastbound stacks. In the background, you can see the tail end of the train!

Four shades of Cascade Green run behind EMD blue as five Geeps thrust M-GFDNTW east through Lake Park.

Autoracks run the trench eastbound in Lake Park behind a quartet of SD40-2s.

Stacks and racks wind eastbound through Lake Park behind a pair of EMD spartan cabs, the second of which is CSXT 8862, a repainted ex-Conrail SD50.

How's this for heritage! After dropping its train on Track 3, Cascade power makes its way back into the yard. Note unpatched BN 2132, still covered in snow that blanketed Grand Forks but more or... (more)

Lots of eastbound action on the Staples Sub this morning, here a Triclops leads coal through the S-curves at Lake Park.

Loaded coal leaving the Dilworth Yard eastbound behind an SD70ACe (my first), a faded H2 SD70MAC, and the Reader's Digest large-print edition SD60M. Power from the M-GFDNTW can be seen looking on... (more)

Eastbound vehicle train continues right through CP Watts after changing crews at the yard office in the Dilworth Yard.