On the morning of August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is southbound between Garrison and Coleharbor, North Dakota. Powering the train operating on DMV&W’s Missouri Valley Subdivision is EMD SD50F No. 5439, SD40-3 No. 6911 and SD50F No. 5408.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
Freight Cowls are standard locomotives that have a hood that extends the full width of the locomotive. Sadly, most Freight Cowls have been retired, but a few still run on short lines.
