The South Local's crew members while they wait for traffic to clear off of the Hillsboro subdivision.

Two SD40s lead the South Local past the grain elevator at Merrifield on a great May afternoon.

Bakken crude oil empties round the curve from the Hillsboro to the Devils Lake subdivision behind a quartet of mixed GE power.

A quartet of GEs accelerates an empty Bakken crude oil train westward out of Grand Forks for the run across the northern plains.

Due a fiery crude oil derailment at Heimdal, ND, on the KO Subdivision, BNSF freight traffic is being rerouted over the Hillsboro and Devils Lake subdivisions. This congestion has led to the westb... (more)

A pair of GEVOs leads a string of westbound oil cans around the curve to the southwest of Springbrook.

After crossing into the Peace Garden State in Fargo and crew changing with a Dilworth to Minot pool crew, the CNW 8646 races timetable West through the quiet community of Buxton, and up the Hillsb... (more)

One of two remaining CNW units left on UP's roster cools her heels in the Leeds siding. BNSF's Grand Forks Dispatcher will soon issue a track warrant to the "Chicago Northwestern 8-6-4-6 West... (more)

Drifting along at 10MPH, BNSF's Minot-based Northgate Local has the Canadian border in view as they approach the namesake border town.

Two of CP's "Pacman" SD40-2's swiftly blast across the prairies with a lengthy Kenmare Wayfreight in tow.

Freshly released from the shop for an EGR modification, two of GE's Tier 4 demonstrator ES44AC's scream downhill into Berthold at 70MPH with a measly 1,455 feet of super-hot UPS traffic.

Coal hoppers roll east through Bismarck, past the historic Northern Pacific railroad station. The 1900-built depot is slightly unusual in that its design is Spanish mission-style, which is not too... (more)

Rocking and rolling on former Soo Line rails, two SD50F's have the Max Wayfreight at 10MPH, heading South through Washburn on a warm Spring afternoon.

Busy in Berthold. Two Eastbound loaded crude oil trains march through downtown Berthold as the Minot based Tioga Local races West into the setting sun. Thank goodness for double track!

The distant roar of a Westbound grain train clawing up the .65% grade out of the Souris River Valley fills the chilly Spring night sky; and the intermediate signal at MP 16.7 gives a proceed indic... (more)