Not a common sight anymore to see a full lash up of SD75s in red and silver, but here are three of them hustling Alma, WI coal empties west. Looks like BNSF 8228 is in need of a trip to the paint... (more)

Coal empties roll south through Hillsboro behind a quartet of EMDs running elephant-style. The interesting thing is that the three MACs, while all in the Executive scheme, are all patched differe... (more)

Having just passed through Palmer Lake, BNSF 8219 travels south down into Monument.

A quartet of widecab EMDs in elephantine fashion leads an empty coal train south out of Grand Forks. Note that the three trailing SD70MACs all have different logos on the cabside; one unpatched BN... (more)

BNSF 8234 south rounds a curve at sunset at Sandstone, MN enroute to Northtown, MN on a bitterly cold evening.

BNSF 8234 south enters the Hinckley sub at Boyelston with a Superior, WI to Northtown manifest.

The forecast called for snow flurries. Well, we got snow flurries alright... five inches of snow flurries. The train on the left is the M-SUPMIN, the passing train is a Clay Boswell coal empty f... (more)

As summer wraps up for 2007, I ventured out for some railroad action on the BNSF Staples Sub. Seen here is a Midwest Energy Coal train with a nice looking leader as they make an appearance throug... (more)

Classic northern plains coal leads empties south through Hillsboro, which makes waiting in the -13°F temps a little more bearable! Not sure how much longer we'll see SD60Ms and Oakways on these c... (more)

A nice Warbonnet leads loaded coal out of the Red River Valley through the big cut in Muskoda.

An eastbound intermodal train powered by a variety of locomotives blasts uphill under the beautiful sandstone cliffs at Manuelito.

After a foggy morning, a hole of sun appears on a coal load headed for Superior, WI.