The Aberdeen to Willmar manifest heads into Kerkhoven siding to wait a few minutes for clearance into Willmar yard.

A 1x2 setup oil train from Sapulpa, OK heads westbound on the Morris Sub past the classic grain elevators in Kerkhoven.

The Northtown Yard to Laurel, MT manifest has quite the colorful consist today. Many schemes of the BNSF are represented on this train. The last 3 units were added in Willmar for the trip west to ... (more)

The Watertown local heads east back to Willmar with a pair of greenies in charge.

Another tardy day for the Aberdeen local, though not as tardy as last time, heading into Kerkhoven, with the consist flipped this time around.

In the last light of the day, the Aberdeen Local heads into Kerkhoven on a rare afternoon/evening run for this part of the line.

The Willmar West local heads westbound at a curve east of Kerkhoven.

Code lines for CTC from the Great Northern Railway days still stand and are in use as this westbound passes the elevators in town. This was one of the last areas in Minnesota on the BNSF to have ... (more)

A fairly new ES44C4 and four other units sit on the siding with a rock train at Kerkhoven.

Thanks to a heads up from Mike Vandenberg, I was able to nab this nice pair of SD40-2s leading a manifest toward Willmar, seen from the US 12 overpass just east of Kerkhoven.

Three CSX units lead a unit hopper train across the frozen Minnesota countryside just east of Kerkhoven.

Four 4 axle units lead an empty grain train into Kerkhoven on a pristine early December afternoon. They'll make good time to Benson where track work will force them to pause before heading on to ... (more)

On a brisk fall morning, a trio of Norfolk Southern units head for a crew change in Willmar with ethanol loads from Aberdeen, SD. This train will be handed over to Norfolk Southern in Chicago to ... (more)

Only the first three units of the five leading this westbound merchandise train heading for Aberdeen, SD would fit in the frame with this pair of old elevators.

After passing by another eastbound at Kerkhoven, this empty grain train clears the way as it heads for Willmar.