Burlington Northern NW2 451 switching at Grand Forks, ND August 1970. The 451 was built in March 1939 as Great Northern 5303 and was renumbered to GN 103 in 1943. This NW2 was retired in April 198... (more)

A Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western corn train is eastbound between Wishek and Lehr, North Dakota, traversing a curved fill over one of the many pothole lakes in the region. Two of DMVW’s SD60F... (more)

Burlington Northern SD24 6242 is spotted by the sand tower at Grand Forks ND April 1970. The 6242 was built in May 1959 as CB&Q 502 and retired in June 1982 and traded in to General Electric. This... (more)

Burlington Northern F7A 640 and SD7 6022 running through the wash rack at Grand Forks August 1970. Richard Vartebedian Photo from my Collection.

A southbound (eastbound) Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western coal train passes a small dam on Painted Woods Creek just west of Merida, North Dakota, on August 28, 2018. DMVW SD50F Nos. 5454 and 5418... (more)

Mixed freight from BNSF's Northtown Yard heads west over Lake Ashtabula on its way to Pasco, Washington. Completed in 1912 by the Great Northern Railway, the Karnak Crossing passes over the Sheyen... (more)

Trundling along the shore of a prairie lake on August 28, 2018, a southbound Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western coal train gets underway after departing Coal Creek Junction passing through Falkirk,... (more)

Burlington Northern GP20 2008 resting at the Grand Forks roundhouse October 1970. The 2008 was built in April 1960 as GN 2008 and was eventually sold to Zeigler Cat and rebuilt into a GP20C. The G... (more)

CHSX 8333 at Minot, ND.

CEFX 3106 at Grand Forks, ND.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” approaches the town of Garrison, North Dakota, on the afternoon of August 30, 2018.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” slowly passes milepost 503 as it passes through Underwood, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “corn train” rounds the horseshoe curve south (east) of Merida, North Dakota, on August 29, 2018. The empty train has recently departed Blue Flint Ethanol... (more)

Working southbound on the Missouri Valley Subdivision, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” arrives at Washburn, North Dakota, on August 28, 2018. The train is led by DMV&W No. 6... (more)