The westbound Empire Builder gets up to track speed after climbing out of the Souris River Valley west of Minot.

A couple locomotives on an empty coal train really steam it up just to the north of Hillsboro. Well, actually, not really; the steam is a result of Crystal Sugar's sugar producing plant and an amb... (more)

A loaded grain train on its way to Washington rounds a nice curve between Palermo and Stanley.

The CP 498 negotiates the wall of the Sheyenne River Valley as it passes around Valley City. This train spent about 45 minutes in Valley City after losing its air due to a broken hose.

After cresting at 37.18 feet, the 5th highest level in history, the level of the Red River when I took this photo was 34.28 feet. Compare this photo to Railroad: General Motors Locomotive Group (EMDX)
Locomotive: EMD SD60
Location: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: EMD 9040
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 08, 2006

Like a 10 mph snake, a train full of lignite coal from the Antelope Valley mine about 35 miles down the line rounds the curve south of Stanton and approaches its destination of the Leland Olds Pow... (more)

A northbound grain train passes through the town of Askov, which, as the name on the side of the elevator suggests, is a highly Norwegian community.

An empty coal train comes around the curve west of Cleveland and passes through one of the numerous lakes associated with the "prairie pothole" region of central North Dakota. This is just one exa... (more)

A northbound train full of coal crosses high above the Kettle River

A grain train is coming up to the signals at the west siding switch Stanley as it passes a field where new houses are about to be built. Stanley lies on the oil-rich Bakken Formation and has been ... (more)

A hot Z-train rushes through the rural countryside of northwestern North Dakota near the border between Ward and Mountrail County.

The end of a westbound empty coal train skirts the edge of the Yellowstone River as it continues its way through the river's lush valley. The island in the background is one of many along the rive... (more)

After being overtaken by a quick Z-train nearby at Berthold, a long manifest train comes around a curve near what was once the town of Tagus.

A weary veteran of the BN (and the CB&Q before 1970), the 6152 now works at the AGP grain facility in Berea

An eastbound coal train with BNSF 9206 in consist comes around the large curve in McKenzie and in so doing wraps around a 52-car Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western (DMVW) corn train stopped on that... (more)