With the Station Sign lit up to contrast the dark side of the train... a crew member steps out to set the brakes. It'll be a while before another crew is ready to take this train west.

A semi-side shot of a SD40-2R compared to a SD40-2. Glad I went out to bag this sucker. The weeds and embankment of the railbed are all between the narrows of Cass Lake and Pike Bay.

April 6th, 2008 is a day I will never forget. Half of this crew's battle was just getting out of the cab. The SD60 almost looks like a monster coming out of the great unknown. With a sin... (more)

BNSF 8274 and BNSF 8118 pull 105 cars westbound out of the Red River Valley and around the curve entering Larimore.

First generation EMD widecabs lead the tri-weekly Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west on a beautiful fall day.

A classic Triclops and a sister Oakway lead the Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west over the Red River of the North and into North Dakota. This duo's been working between Minot and Superior fo... (more)

The Sunday afternoon M-SUPMIN rolls through Wilton as the long summer shadows slowly make their way to the tracks.

The M-SUPMIN has a 6 hour layover before a new crew will be here to take them to Grand Forks... at the Station Sign Cass Lake.

Underway again after getting a fresh crew, the thrice-weekly Superior - Minot manifest accelrates west with a photogenic SD75M on the point.

Running a tad early, the Superior - Minot manifest slices westbound into Fisher behind power one would expect to see in the coal pool. Thanks to more)

BNSF 8258 and BNSF 8115 lead the Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west across the Red River of the North and into North Dakota. Check out the father and son on the other side of the river watchi... (more)

The Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest is a few hours late this beautiful Friday evening as it races against time before the eastbound Empire Builder will force it into the hole somewhere al... (more)

The M-SUPMIN rolls over the Prairie River. Vantage point was US highway 2. Since the bridge was recently replaced, there are wide shoulders which photographers can (almost) safely stand and shoo... (more)

Normally I wouldn't shoot from the "dark side" of the train, but I love to have the Station Sign in the photo. More info at Outst... (more)

Hard to believe two weeks ago, two EMDX/Oakway SD60's were pulling the same train, but were pushing through 30 inches of fresh snow! Today, the sun burned off the fog and the temperature flew up ... (more)