While the sound is familiar to the cows who live between the Mains just north of downtown Palmer Lake, the sight certainly isn't: a rare northbound move on Main 1 is made possible thanks to ongoin... (more)

Eastbound vehicle train continues right through CP Watts after changing crews at the yard office in the Dilworth Yard.

The high-priority Pasco - Northtown manifest runs east behind a colorful mix of power. It won't be too much longer before Jack Frost and Old Man Winter have deep snow drifts coming off the north ... (more)

A pair of winged veterans leads a southbound coal train through the S-curves just south of Monument. For whatever reason, UP was doing it BNSF-style with this train: two up front and two on the re... (more)

Horizon to horizon, it's all M-GFDNTW with a duo of SD40-2s pulling south after meeting its counterpart, M-NTWGFD, in Harwood.

Loaded coal charges into Fisher and keeps the main for a meet with a westbound empty. Another coal load would be 15 minutes behind this one.

A nice ACe leader brings coal into Greenland under interesting skies.

Lots of signs of the Burlington Northern on today's Mayville Local as it idles away at the south end of the Mayville Subdivision. This train will make its way back to Grand Forks tomorrow morning... (more)

One of Grainbelt's newest Geeps rests in the yard late in the day near the grain facility in Snyder.

CP 8576 creates some noise downtown as it pulls a grain train away from the diamond with BNSF in downtown Minot...

A pair of ACes leads empty hoppers north and downgrade out of Palmer Lake. While I've caught twin ACes acting as DPUs plenty of times, this is the first time in 9 months of trying that I was able... (more)

Coal loads trying to make up for lost time after being held up by a malfunctioning train near Stadium. BNSF 6033 leads the charge through the S-curve just south of Monument.

The way it should be: a duo of Cascade Green units up front. The Drayton Local passes under UND's Hamster Tube and into the yard under the first blue skies we've seen in about two weeks. Check o... (more)

Stainless steel TRE 2006 basks in the sun at Union Station in downtown Dallas.

UP 7256 brings up the rear on this southbound Martin Drake coal train as it works its way downgrade into Colorado Springs. Looks like Pikes Peak got some snow recently.