With the sale finalized, former DM&E trackage from Tracy, MN to points past Rapid City, SD, will become the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern. RCP&E will take over on June 1st. In an agreement, RCP&E... (more)

Now owned by the Ottertail Valley Railroad, BNSF power is only seen on grain shuttles and coal loads. Here, a pair of BNSF ACe's enter the small yard in town with a fraction of their unit coal tra... (more)

One can get an idea of what railroading would be like in Fergus Falls if the BN had kept the trackage instead of selling it to OTVR in 1986. It used to be common for OTVR power to bring coal down... (more)

After running light to Hankinson, ND to pick up grain empties dropped off by the Canadian Pacific, a pair of DMVW SD45's are in the last half mile of their return trip to Oakes to be loaded.

A pair of ex-BN ex-WC SD45's bring a train of grain empties back to Oakes, ND on a fine Saturday morning. Here they are going through Forman, ND.

To complete their work at Fairmount and Hankinson, ND, Red River Valley & Western must utilize trackage rights on both the BNSF and Canadian Pacific. Here, they are in between both railroads as t... (more)

Red River Valley & Western put together a pretty epic lashup for todays Hankinson Turn. Six geeps work together to keep the 5000+ tons of freight moving to their destination.

In what seemed like an impossibility, I was able to sneak out of work for a few minutes after a text message heads up said they were on their way east. Shortly after this shot, the wing of the ... (more)

Here in 2014, CP is strapped for power with many of theirs leased out. Slated for rebuild and then storage, there are very few true SOO SD60's left, and to find two on a train is a treat. Findin... (more)

Portrait of borrowed time. One has to believe that CP has these SOO SD60's on the short list, as most have been rebuilt or stored, and a recent surge in traffic prompted their reactivation. Rare... (more)

CP 9134 makes just its 2nd trip through the United States since its been made compliant for US travel. By the end of the day, they'll have set out all their cars along the Detroit Lakes Sub.

Four massive transformers make their way across west central Minnesota on a balmy -10 degree day.

High-wides from the Twin Ports slowly make their long trip through Minnesota. Having just departed Glenwood, they move along at about 25 mph toward their meet at Hoffman.

With units leased to other roads, and being power short themselves, the CP has put together some incredible lashes. This being one of them. Three blue and yellows power up 76 loaded autoracks we... (more)

With units leased to other roads, and being power short themselves, the CP has put together some incredible lashes. This being one of them. Three blue and yellows power up 76 loaded autoracks we... (more)