The Laurel Subdivision's daily southbound manifest has 3 SD40-2s that are giving it all they've got to get their train up the grueling hill that begins about 12 miles away in Armington.

The eastbound Empire Builder runs past the rolling hills lining the Souris River Valley as it descends into Minot. The train is just a few minutes away from pulling into the Minot station ... (more)

With the brakeman visible on the ground, the Westhope Local does some work at the Willow City grain elevator. Out of the 5 cars, the local would end up picking up 2 (to bring back to its home term... (more)

The Halloween version of the Drayton Local nears the Grand Forks yard with 23 cars in tow. The 2 inches of snow Grand Forks got the previous day made it look and feel more like November 31 rather ... (more)

A couple of SD9s rest in the scorching sun on a Sunday at the AGP grain facility in Berea

A trio of locomotives is on the move between the Dilworth yard and the Fargo yard. Two days later, the first two units will be seenmore)

This engine was sitting alongside the St. Croix Valley RR's main line in Rush City.

A loaded grain train fresh from the Finley shuttle elevator about 14 miles away has a magnificent lead locomotive in the form of a KCS "southern belle" SD70ACe. You think the Canadian Geese were i... (more)

The BNSF 2035 heads up the Hillsboro (aka South) Local as it continues south from Grand Forks. The crew on this train had the pleasure of working in wind chills approaching the dangerous -35°F (-... (more)

Westbound through the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota

After meeting up with two westbounds not too far away at Ross, an eastbound empty grain train passes by a rural crossing in northwestern North Dakota.

An eastbound intermodal train splits the signals at Pasqua near the important junction where CP's tracks either continue going east in Canada or curve southeast and eventually reach the United Sta... (more)

Consisting of just two locomotives, the Westhope Local comes up to a cluster of golden Cottonwood trees as it approaches Willow City and the 3-man crew prepares to do some work at the town's grain... (more)

A brand new GEVO leads the 290 east just as the stratocumulus clouds break up for a few seconds over South Haven

The westbound Empire Builder rolls past the lush fields on the western end of the Devils Lake Subdivision on its way to an extended servicing stop about 18 miles away in Minot.