A trio of EMDs pump out some heat as they fly west with coal empties from Xcel Energy's plant in Becker, MN.

Running a tad early, the Superior - Minot manifest slices westbound into Fisher behind power one would expect to see in the coal pool. Thanks to more)

BNSF 8258 and BNSF 8115 lead the Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west across the Red River of the North and into North Dakota. Check out the father and son on the other side of the river watchi... (more)

BNSF 8211, 8268, 9223, 9222 eastbound

BNSF 8232 looks pretty good yet as it sails overhead, down Canadian Pacific's track at 55 mph. I shot this photo while pacing the train as somebody else in a hurry passed me. Pacing shot camera se... (more)

A post-ATSF SD75M and an ex-BN SD60M lead the M-SUPMIN around the curve under Demers Avenue and toward the yard.

A pair of EMDs pump out some smoke as they head west with today's Northtown - Laurel.

The daily Grand Forks - Belt Railway high priority manifest departs the yard and hits the east leg of the wye for the Hillsboro Sub.

Helpers lay over at Bridgeport, Nebraska, on May 13, 2008. The former Santa Fe 205 (an SD75M) is in the foreground (coupled to SD60M 8104), and BNSF SD75I 8280 and SD60M 8112 rest on a track to t... (more)

Loaded coal trains stacked up in the Staples yard await crews to take them down the line.

An SD75M and a dash 9, an unusual consist for a grain train, round the curve under the Demers Avenue overpass on the old passenger main.

This SD75M is bringing up the rear of a loaded Hibtac headed into the dumper shed at Allouez.

An elephant-style trio of EMD widecabs pulls westward under the Demers Avenue overpass with Cohasset coal empties. It looks like the EMD 9003 is in the market for a tune-up!

Four Santa Fe engines, now working for BNSF, wait at the Water Street grade crossing alongside Neptune on the Pacific Harbor Line San Pedro Sub. These units are power for the Slab train from Pasha... (more)

Three big EMDs tug up the hill with quite a few pieces of CAT equipment tucked in behind the power.