The entirety of a southbound manifest is visible as it swings around the big curve just south of Ruthton, MN, and enters one of my favorite areas of the state to watch trains: the Buffalo Ridge.

The climb to Florence from Marshall is nearly complete for this southbound manifest as it crosses a creek north of town.

I came to this location the first time over a year ago to wait on a northbound, but the light ran out before the train came. After running a couple of errands in Marshall, I saw on ATCS that anot... (more)

Six locomotives lead a southbound freight through the scenic Buffalo Ridge south of Ruthton on a warm summer afternoon.

The BNSF's Marshall local heads back north toward Willmar behind a trio of older EMD power.

An ethanol train traverses the connection track between the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern and the BNSF's Marshall Subdivision north of Florence, MN. The second unit is one of the newer Tier 4 GEVO... (more)

These wind turbine blade trains seem to be a more common sight recently on the Marshall Sub. I lucked into seeing one depart Willmar, viewed from a recently constructed ramp toward a yet-to-be-bu... (more)

A unit train of older covered hoppers soaks in the last rays of sunlight on a beautiful February day as it's about to duck under US highway 14 at Florence, MN.

A new Tier 4 GEVO with a famous number leads four other GEs with a rather short manifest at Marshall, MN. A crew member is walking back to the head end as another train approaches in the distance... (more)

A BNSF manifest passes the Minnesota Falls Township hall that sits on the prairie between Granite Falls and Hanley Falls, Minnesota.

A southbound BNSF train makes its way between the snow covered hills of the Buffalo Ridge south of Ruthton, MN.

A manifest behind a CREX leaser heads south past the ADM plant on the north side of Marshall, MN.

Driving home through the fog last night, I hoped there would be some frost this morning. I wasn't disappointed, and the BNSF obliged with a few trains on the Marshall Sub. First was this grain t... (more)

Snow and frost make the prairie of west central Minnesota look barren but beautiful. A pair of BNSF GE's provide a bit of color as they accelerate out of Clara City toward Willmar with manifest t... (more)

On a cold and windy December afternoon, a BNSF manifest climbs out of the Minnesota River valley at Granite Falls behind five GEs. Across the valley you can see a string of covered hoppers stored... (more)