The nice thing about March Blizzards is the snow seems to melt quickly... hard to believe we got 13.5 inches of snow a few days ago.

Waiting for a crew in the Cass Lake Yard just after sunrise.

Obviously not the power of choice for on the point... a very crusty faded POSUM.

Yesterday's blizzard has cleared the area, leaving behind over a foot of fresh snow that was driven to massive drifts by 30MPH winds all day. Even today, the temperature didn't make it above zero... (more)

The blizzard has cleared and the skies have cleared. Over a foot of fresh cold snow fell yesterday and the day before. Traffic on the Lakes Sub and Grand Forks Sub pretty much stopped with this ... (more)

As the temperature falls below zero yet again, this GEVO ticks away under the cold star filled sky waiting for a crew.

Unfortunately Saturday is normally the slowest day of the week up here with only one train moving in daylight. Today's version was a coal load that pulled in to the Cass Lake Yard. With no DPU o... (more)

There are only three ways to get a shot like this... First is if you are Jesus Christ and can walk on water. Second if you are in a boat. Third if you take advantage of the 30 inches of ice on t... (more)

Coal empties are tucked away in the yard until a crew is called to take them east.

The biggest and newest power I've ever shot on the Cass Lake Wye which is normally only used by the Cass Lake local.

...the best Station Sign in Cass Lake.

Man I love these engines... creeping very close to my favorite engine of all time, which still remains as the SD40-2.

Coal empties wait in the yard for coal loads to pass through before heading east. The crew would swap out and take the other train the same direction they came from.

Waiting in the Cass Lake yard with the Cass Lake Water tower high above, this coal empty will have several more hours to wait for a crew to take them west. The temperature would fall to -34 in th... (more)

The Cass Lake local sits under a chilly sky on the Cass Lake Wye. The switch broom just out of frame has been used quite a bit this year, a long with the section crew cleaning out these switches.... (more)