MNN 1383, MNN 1380, and ILSX 1381 slowly chug the Warroad Local east out of the Crookston yard to head for a week of switching.

A pair of cascade green SD40-2s leads the M-GFDNTW out of Grand Forks just as the clouds clear overhead. Notice that the BNSF text is wearing off on the lead unit, and the second unit is one of ve... (more)

The Drayton Local's crew rushes back to Grand Forks attempting to beat the clock before they die on hours. Unfortunately, the west lead was blocking the interlocking and they were forced to park o... (more)

The mill job pulls two gondolas out of a scrapyard located at the end of the line.

Eastbound coal loads roar through Detroit Lakes. This area has changed very little since the NP days.

Eastbound coal loads round the "S" curves just outside of Lake Park.

With a little "luck", the St. Patrick's Day skies cleared over Grand Forks as the Drayton Local buzzed back into town.

I guess BNSF 818 could be called a repaint, but of a different sort. Here it is leading the M-GFDNTW out of Grand Forks after coming in on the M-NTWGFD.

Late in the day, the Cass Lake local heads west en route back to Grand Forks.

The glow of a winter sunrise illuminates the daily Cass Lake local as it heads for work at Crookston, Mentor, and points east.

A lashup more suited for a coal train, including a dual-window SD60M, roars through Buxton with a long Grand Forks to Northtown Yard manifest.

Three SD70MACs (one BN) lead coal loads onto the Passenger Main as the Grand Forks Utility performs a roll-by inspection of the train.

A very grubby switcher leads today's Mill Job back to the Grand Forks yard.

Four EMDs lead Clay Boswell coal empties through Taft on one of the warmest days so far in 2007.

Two NRE GP38-2 rebuilds lead the Hannah Local west on trackage rights across the Northern Plains Railroad's Devils Lake Subdivision.