A cold January day is coming to an end as an eastbound CP train heads toward Paynesville.

Sometimes you drive down a gravel road in rural North Dakota and happen upon a nice surprise... A new GE leads an eastbound manifest over the Wild Rice River west of Hankinson.

An eastbound makes its way toward Hoffman for a meet on a foggy and frosty winter day. This is the same location as this spectacular ... (more)

The fog and frost are thick in the Chippewa River valley east of Hoffman as an eastbound CP freight train rumbles toward Glenwood.

A red GEVO duo passes a red barn in the heart of the Souris River Valley.

A brand new GEVO shines brightly in the early morning sun as it leads an eastbound toward Paynesville.

A long 496 pulls away from Eden Valley on a bright late summer morning. I've wanted to try this shot for a while...if only the trees on the left were not there.

While it was great to see an old Soo Line SD60 riding the rails again, it would have been really nice if the CP had decided to put it up front as the leader.

Three EMDs put out a little exhaust as they roar through Belgrade, MN with an eastbound.

Another Minnesota summer sunset provides a beautiful backdrop to the passage of an eastbound Canadian Pacific train between Sedan and Brooten.

It's just over two hours since I first saw this train in Brooten, but they've only made it about 30 miles down the line. The WILD (Wheel Impact Load Detector) flagged the 16th axle on the train a... (more)

Two GEs and a leased SD40-2 have approximately 7000 feet of train moving pretty good through Brooten. They would be slowed soon enough, though, first by waiting on a westbound at Murray, then by ... (more)

An eastbound with quite a bit of power rushes past the new welcome sign on the east side of Brooten. This sign is an example of why we take pictures. Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Brooten, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: CP 9533
Train ID: CP 496
Photo Date: March 11, 2011

Train 496 kicks up a little snow from the tracks as it rolls through Belgrade on a bitterly cold day.

CP 496 sits dead in the siding and awaiting a dog catch crew to come and take the train to Saint Paul. The 496 originally died sometime on Friday, December 10th with CP 9548 facing westbound. CP t... (more)