Former Leaders of Their Respective Fields An old but nicely restored green Oliver model 77 has a face off with another green machine, a former BN SD40-2 now in possession by the No... (more)

Two of the three units that work the Calumet (former Murphy) oil refinery in Superior slumber in the new yard at dusk.

Northern Plains Railroad's Thief River Falls turn eases south in the Canadian Pacific yard switching Strata Corporation hoppers in front of the Farmer's Co-Op Grain & Seed elevator. The elevator ... (more)

NPR 3510 former Great Smokey Mountain 210 and before that high nose NW 210 sits in Lansford North Dakota's Northern Plains shop track.

The Northern Plains' Thief River Falls Turn travels through the community of Viking, Minnesota, which was an important station along the Soo Line's Wheat Line. The city's former depot is now a pa... (more)

After slowing through the city of Warren, the four SD40-2 consist of Northern Plains locomotives throttles back up en route back to Fordville, North Dakota.

The Northern Plains TRF Turn comes around the bend about to hit the diamond with the BNSF Noyes subdivision through the small community of Warren, the county seat of Marshall County, Minnesota. O... (more)

No hiding this units heritage. What a lashup to find in 2012 three GP9's on a old former Soo branch at Lansford North Dakota. They have a lengthy train bound for the interchange at Kenmare includi... (more)

Two former CP, one former UP/SP, one former BN, and one in legit paint...just a typical line-up of Northern Plains Railway locomotives! The TRF turn runs light towards the CPR yard to retrieve it... (more)

Ballast train from the CP at Kenmare, makes its way east on the Northern Plains Railroad east of Norma. This crew stopped at Trolley and dumped rock with MofW. 10 mph track made it an easy chase.

With loaded BGSX gravel hoppers and grain hoppers in tow, the TRF turn waits for a crew to take it west toward Fordville on the Devils Lake subdivision. The locomotives include NPR 5556, 5561, 555... (more)

After exchanging CP and BGSX hoppers in the Thief River Falls yard, the 5558 leads the TRF turn west towards Viking, MN were 5558 & 5561 will be set out on the siding.

After fetching Strata Corporation hoppers at Nora St. from the Canadian Pacific, the NPR 5556 leads the turn across the bridge over the Red Lake River.

This locomotive has had quite the career in the last year, making appearances in Eveleth, MN working at Laurentian Aggregates and in Superior, WI for Murphy Oil. Now, in April it is only a few mi... (more)