A trio of Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western EMD's lead a grain train through the frozen swamps outside of McKenzie, North Dakota on a frigid March morning. The train is coming off of the DMVW's Na... (more)

After a full day of strong winds and challenging conditions, BNSF dispatched a set of 6 motors to clear drifts on the Jamestown Sub. They're seen here passing the DPU of a coal load that has been ... (more)

A solo AC4400 leads an eastbound Canadian Pacific grain train as it makes its way through the snowy landscape outside of Valley City, North Dakota. This train is heading down the Carrington Sub ac... (more)

With a crew on board, a loaded BNSF ethanol train gets ready to depart from Red Trail Energy in Richardton, North Dakota to head west towards Laurel, Montana where the train will be handed off to ... (more)

Empty coal train on the S-curve at Sully Springs on a lovely summer day a few years back. I wasn't sure he was going to get sun, but he did...barely.

Empty coal train on the S-curve at Sully Springs on a lovely summer day a few years back.

The westbound Empire Builder flies west out of Petersburg, ND just as the sunrise breaks.

Having spent the better part of the day in clouds at this location, the last train we would see barely catches some sunlight on its head end as it rolls off of the large bridge over Lake Ashtabula... (more)

A pair of BNSF GE's lead a westbound manifest across the Jamestown Sub, soaring across the Hi-Line Bridge that spans the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota. Built by the Northern Pacific ... (more)

After a run across the BNSF Jamestown Subdivision from home rails in Bismarck, a pair of Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western SD50F's layover at the Great River Energy powerplant in Spiritwood, North... (more)

From this angle, the immense bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City, ND looks like a wall of steel. An eastbound BNSF train makes the crossing in March 2017.

A westbound grain train rolls across the 100+ year old bridge the Great Northern built across the Sheyenne River valley when it constructed the Surrey Cutoff between Fargo and Minot, ND. Since the... (more)

An eastbound empty sand train crosses Lake Ashtabula near Luverne, ND behind a rainbow consist of NS and BNSF power.

Two BNSF GE's lead a westbound grain train across the large bridge over Lake Ashtabula on the former Great Northern Surrey Cutoff between Fargo and Minot, ND.

149 snakes into the James River Valley near Kensal with a healthy cut of intermodal traffic for Vancouver. With only two motors, let's just say they weren't breaking any speed records.