A two-and-a-half hour late westbound Empire Builder pulls into Grand Forks on a crisp spring morning. Not helping the situation is a slow order along this three-mile stretch of track into t... (more)

With a newly applied MNN logo under her cab window, ILSX 1381 works in the Crookston yard along with recently acquired MNN 1356. She has previously spent time with the Northern Plains Railroad in ... (more)

One of the best looking switchers today leads the city job onto the bridge over the Red River of the North to head back into Grand Forks on a cold Valentine's Day afternoon.

A trio of Santa Fe SD75Ms running "elephant" style on the point of coal loads screams through the small town of Fisher.

The Red River of the North is once again close to swallowing up the former Soo Line bridge at Oslo as a grain train rolls eastward behind the Northern Plains Railroad's quartet of SD40-2s. The tra... (more)

A crowd gathers on the platform at the Grand Forks Amtrak station as SP 4449 receives service prior to making the run for Fargo, ND, where it will spend the night.

Slowing for its second stop of the day at Grand Forks, SP 4449 rolls over the small bridge at Milepost 1 just west of town.

A string of Herzog equipment moves eastward past Union Station during a break in the action.

Back when it looked like North Dakota may actually have a real winter, a freight unit lends a hand to a very late eastbound Empire Builder accelerating southward out of Grand Forks.

Northstar train 1910 races back into the Twin Cities after the trip northwest out of town on the BNSF main line.

An old BN SD70MAC leads a newer SD70ACe and a GEVO westward out of downtown Grand Forks and past the county office building and courthouse.

Two switchers which have worked together for a while out of the Grand Forks yard roll past the University of North Dakota water tower and back toward the roundhouse after completing their work.

After waiting at Hillsboro for maintenance crews to clear up ahead, a pair of Canadian visitors rolls south past the giant Alton Grain Terminal on a cold afternoon.

One of Burlington Northern's classic GP50s calmly rolls back into Northtown after a peaceful trip up the Monticello line.

Former UPY 1195 and a battered elevator unit are inside Minnesota Northern's shop in Crookston. Photo taken with permission. Date not disclosed for privacy reasons.