Kicking up fresh powder from the previous nights' dusting, BNSF 8127 and 8168, both SD60M's, lead a 90 car Ross Turn down the hill into Berthold.
Oil empties roll West up the KO bound for Epping, ND and another refill of Bakken crude, behind a Belle leader that's probably not too used to snow...
Autoracks trot down the KO Sub behind a pair of GE's, passing the Little Prairie Lutheran Church in the thriving metropolis of Simcoe.
DMVW's Max Wayfreight returns South towards Bismarck, passing one of the many iconic "Prairie Skyscrapers" on the line.
Two SD50F's of Canadian National heritage lead a short wayfreight into Wilton, crossing a county road that could use some more blade work.
The daily Ross Turn drifts downhill into Berthold with two SD60M's leading the 90 car local... Can't beat sun shine, fresh snow and good ole BN!
Two tunnel motors bookend a SD40 on Minntac empties on a fine Winter afternoon on the ole DMIR.
One of IC&E's ex-CNW SD40's leads a KCS bound grain train through the thick fog near Spook Cave on the ex-IMRL.
MRL's "LM" climbs Bozeman with 4 EMD's on the headend and another 3 pushing on the rear.
Train 499 maintains the track speed of 49MPH on the Portal Sub on a cold and windy January afternoon.
Two EMD's lead #499 into the Anamoose curves on a bone chilling cold day. Air temp was close to -20 and wind chill was -50!
A second section of 497's train races West, kicking up fresh snow, behind two ECO's.
499 races across the frozen tundra behind an EMD duo.
MRL's Day Gas returns to Missoula via the 10th Subdivision.
UP 8558 East meets the IG3OA in Soda Springs on a fine Winter morning on Donner Pass.