UP flag unit leads a vehicle train west out of Moorhead, MN and into Fargo, ND on a perfect Saturday afternoon. Since Fargo-Moorhead went whistle-free, it's a little more challenging to railfan h... (more)

Eastbound stack train snakes through the S-curves entering Lake Park.

Phase I and Phase II SD60Ms lead the daily Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest north at MP 97. I don't think it gets any better than a duo of Green Giants leading a train!

Northbound late in the day, BNSF 4923 leads the daily Northtown - Grand Forks manifest at MP 97.0. This is usually a morning train, but for some reason it's been showing up during the evenings th... (more)

My first Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest of the year has an H2 Dash 9 leading a trio of green EMDs north at MP 97. The hostler that put this lashup together needs some remedial training a... (more)

Empty coal breezes down grade and into Hawley behind a luminous SD75I. That red and silver looks great when contrasted with the post-winter landscape of western Minnesota. Learn more at more)

This grain train struggles to climb out of the Red River Valley as the BNSF 5240 was having some troubles. This train would stop just east of Larimore while they troubleshot the problem while the... (more)

A trio of EMDs lead a long Grand Forks - Northtown H-train south into Gardner, paralleling the old Great Northern pole line running the distance between The Forks and Fargo.

Classic ex-BN power leads the daily H-GFDNTW south past the grain behemoth in Alton, which sits silent on this pleasant Saturday afternoon. More info at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Alton, North Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8073
Train ID: H-GFDNTW
Photo Date: April 12, 2008

From this vantage point the daily Grand Forks, ND - Northtown, MN high priority manifest looks like a ballast train, but there's planty more variety around the bend. Besides the Cascade SD40-2, w... (more)

As seen from 3,000' AGL and looking east southeast, a recently unloaded coal train sits on the loop track in Ardoch, ND. This site was opened in the summer of 2005 and sees an average of two unit... (more)

This grain train makes its way west through Emerado past a typical Spring scene in North Dakota: sunny skies, the last remnants of snow, and ditches flowing with run off. Learn more at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Emerado, North Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7707
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 02, 2008

An Earthworm grain train worms its way west around the curve into Larimore behind a pre-Swoosh GEVO.

EMD Elephants snake coal loads east through Crookston on a beautiful Easter Sunday evening. More info, videos, and discussion at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD75M
Location: Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8262
Train ID: C-DKMCOB
Photo Date: March 24, 2008

This hodgepodge of light power was put here to keep it out of the way so the West Lead could work the yard and let the M-NTWGFD come in. This mix of power was headed for Thompson to pick up a cut... (more)