There's no topographic reason as to why this curve is here, but regardless, it makes for an interesting angle in the plains of ND!

Around the curve in Arvilla westbound with two Cascade Green SD40-2s.

Superior - Minot manifest westbound through Powell with a nice Cascade SD40-2 up front.

Due to MoW work on Main 2 into the yard, this manifest had to run onto the Devil's Lake Sub and then back into the yard.

The Drayton Local creeps to a stop along 42nd St, waiting for signal indication into the yard.

Switching cars in the yard late in the day, this Otter Tail Valley Geep still wears the markings of a former RailAmerica line, the Minnesota Northern.

I don't recall seeing a plow as green as this one is on BNSF 4340, leading a manifest westbound late in the day on Main 2.

Pre-Swoosh GEVO brings an intermodal train around the bend toward Hawley for a run down into the Red River Valley.

Running wrong main, a short local with a tattered GP39-2 returns west toward the Dilworth Yard.

Due to some MoW work in the area, westbounds were running opposite main toward Dilworth. Here a stack train cuts across the MN countryside.

A nice SD60M leads a coal load east through the S-curves in Lake Park. I'm surprised you can't see any mosquitos in this shot as I was being swarmed as this sucker went by!

Autorack train climbs east out of the Red River Valley on top of the Stockwood Fill. The infamous sag, near the Hwy 9 underpass, is visible about mid-train...

Regardless of what else I see when I'm out, I consider it a good day when I see a dual-window SD60M leading a train. It's an added bonus when it's as clean as this one leading westbound coal empt... (more)

J.B. Hunt trailers roll westbound through the Minnesota countryside, which is looking more and more Spring-like every day!

Empty coal westbound with a super-clean SD60M leading the way. Learn more at Grand Forks Railfanning.