On the first day of 2024, F-JAMJAM as its known on the BNSF system is Red Rivers turn that runs on BNSF trackage from Jamestown, ND to Casselton, and back. Here, it flies above the town of Valley... (more)

Westbound coal empties soar above the Sheyenne River valley at Valley City, ND.

A pair of DP units shoves on the back of this Superior to Deck Mine empty coal train on the Jamestown Sub. The train is crossing the massive bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City. The brid... (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)

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)

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.

In Valley City, North Dakota, a westbound BN coal train powered by a pair of EMD SD60Ms, crosses the massive High Bridge over the Sheyenne River on August 11, 1991. Built by the Northern Pacific b... (more)

The first hint of ice has shown up on the Sheyenne River in Valley City as coal empties head west for the mines. The Northern Pacific Railroad completed the High Line Bridge over the Sheyenne ... (more)

After waiting for around 3 hours in siding at Urbana for a westbound fleet, this loaded coal train finally heads east towards Dilworth. Here the train crosses the massive bridge over the Sheyenne ... (more)

With a perfect trio of Burlington Northern cascade green leading the way, the JY Local cruises east over the nearly 100 year old Hi-Line trestle that spans the Sheyenne River at Valley City.

A pair of DP units shoves on the back of this Superior to Deck Mine empty coal train on the Jamestown Sub. The train is crossing the massive bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City. The brid... (more)

A lone Dash 9 shoves on the back of this loaded grain out of Alberta, MN, that is westbound on the Jamestown Sub. The train is crossing the massive bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City. T... (more)

Northern Pacific High Line Bridge #64: Just after sitting down to fish, the silence of a quiet Sunday morning is shattered by a Westbound coal empty heading for another load. Soaring 162 ft... (more)

Grain loads from New Salem, ND cast a near perfect reflection on the calm Sheyenne River as they soar over the Valley City Trestle.

Best view in the house. Who has it, however, is up for debate. Is it me with my camera, the crew on the train, or the homeowner on the hill. Regardless, the normally mundane scenery of eastern Nor... (more)