Having withstood the test of time and the force of a tornado, the former Great Northern depot at Northwood still stands next to the Mayville Subdivision as the twice weekly local rolls through tow... (more)
The Mayville Local has just entered its namesake subdivision as it heads south for work at Northwood and Mayville before returning.
After Amtrak clears into the station, two cascade green geeps accelerate out of Grand Forks with the daily local to Hillsboro, ND.
Just outside of Sioux Falls, a pale face invades indian country. Fortunately, this is now a good thing for industries, their employees and especially for railfans.
A view of Rice's Point from Skyline Drive. All is quiet this Sunday afternoon. GP28M and mate rest. If you look top left, SOO locos try to hide.
As the sun starts to sag, the snow plow continues its work west of Stockholm as it heads for Watertown.
The snow plow is now in South Dakota as is passes throught the small town of La Bolt.
The plow crew keeps a close watch as they make a second pass through a deep drift east of Stockholm.
An old BN veteran makes quick work of a drift as it leaves the small town of Bellingham behind.
The roadmaster was calling for the GPs to push as they worked hard to clear a deep cut of snow.
BN 972523 has proven to be a force against the snow of the wide open prairie, not to mention a lot of fun to chase!
After a first pass to clear the tracks, the plow is now moving at 25 mph as it clears the drift.
Let the chase begin! An old BN plow is in the lead of a work train that has just arrived from Willmar.
With its train nearly put together, the BNSF transfer job stops for a pose with the famous Sloss Furnace in the background. Sloss Furnaces produced iron for nearly 90 years and helped give rise t... (more)
BNSF GP28M standing at the Mississippi and Tennessee Railway interchange in New Albany, MS
