Here's some northern plains railfan math: Fresh, Loose Snow + 15-to-20 knot North Wind + Eastbound Train at Track Speed = A Makeshift Blizzard and a Snow-covered Photographer on the Southside of t... (more)

The Coastal Classic comes through Bird Point with ARR 4325 leading the charge while a lone passenger takes in the scenery from the observation deck on the rear of the second Ultradome car. Learn ... (more)

A northbound coal empty illuminates the grade as it climbs into Palmer Lake under the watchful presence of the iconic Star of Palmer Lake which is just wrapping up its 81st year of operation on th... (more)

Charging through the plains of western MN, today's empty Clay Boswell train has a special treat with BNSF 9297 tagging along in the consist.

BNSF 4844 leads the daily H-train out of the yard as seen from the second highest point in the Red River Valley...the I-29 overpass!

Still sporting its coat of Wisconsin Central paint, a rare and visiting MRL 1701 sneaks through the yard to back onto the daily H-train. Too bad they'd put an H2 B40-8W on the point before depart... (more)

BNSF 5226 leads a manifest south on the Joint Line approaching Woodmen Rd.

Remember when seeing an ex-BN SD40-2 leading a train seemed routine and kinda dull? Well, the times they have changed because shots like this are rare if not impossible anymore. Snaking stacks r... (more)

Grain hoppers get loaded in Alton as a rare GP28P leads the daily H-GFDNTW south on a pleasant afternoon. Wonder why that lead unit doesn't have a snow plow up here in the winter time? More info... (more)

The Drayton Local sneaks south past some trees and into the town of Grafton.

A manifest works westbound on Main 1 behind 3 winged elephant-style units. As nice as that is, the real reason people are trackside can be seen underneath the overpass in the background: the UP 3... (more)

Not sure if this sucker still works or not, but it was bathed in sun and begged to be photographed! Anyone know the history of this unit?

Northern Plains Railroad's trio of 'new' 6-axle power sits silently by the engine shop on a lazy Sunday afternoon. NPR 5557, 5556, and 5555 arrived from the Canadian Pacific in late June, adding ... (more)

A little bit of tranquility as a pair of veterans shove on the tail end of a loaded coal train as it works its way through the Greenland Open Space.

Southbound hopper train with a rare visitor to Colorado. That Bright Future paint has held up well! The illuminated red marker lights are just icing on the cake...