Up until a couple of years ago, you could find the 192, and two of her twin sisters lugging 100 car trains of coal to and from the Hoot Lake Power Plant in Fergus Falls. Starting out with the NS,... (more)
The last of the original OTVR geeps sits unused at the Fergus Falls depot. Looking back, this unit has quite the rich history. Beginning with the Southern railway. In its final years, it spent a... (more)
A pair of GP18's await their next call to duty. Since the OTVR got a couple new units, these two don't have the workload they used to, but they still earn their keep, and wear the Railamerica sche... (more)
Near the end of their run from BNSF's Dilworth Yard, to the Hoot Lake power plant in Fergus Falls, a pair of veteran GP18's traverse some residential neighborhood on the towns northwest end.
The Rail America geeps from the Otter Tail Valley Railroad and the Minnesota Northern Railroad can brighten up an otherwise cold and snowy January day in Fergus Falls.
OTVR 3900 and a GP18 huddle in front of the depot, awaiting Monday's call to work.
Former Union Pacific Geep heads back to pick up rest of coal drag for Otter Tail Power.
Otter Tail Valley 194 has been stripped for parts. I would think the trip to the scrapper is not far off.