The 2025 US edition of the Holiday Train is making its way up to the crossover with BNSF on its way to Thief River Falls.

After being held briefly for a westbound to move from main 2 to main 1 at the Richards Spur crossovers just around the curve in the distance, an eastbound accelerates into Detroit Lakes, MN on a c... (more)

Three EMD locomotives lead a southbound Canadian Pacific train through Detroit Lakes, MN.

Even though Detroit Lakes is a station stop, the diesel engines have barely enough time to wind down. Almost as fast as they arrived, they're seen here leaving town, along US highway 10.

After setting out some empty scrap gons at Detroit Lakes, the Glenwood, MN - Thief River Falls, MN local heads across the BNSF Staples Sub with a quartet of hoppers.

An empty grain train passes over the Canadian Pacific Detroit Lakes Sub

An eastbound flies by as three big EMDs slowly pull 98 loads from Strata west off of Richards Spur and by a newly made pond.

BNSF ES44C4 6731 leads a Portland-Chicago stack train into Detroit Lakes, MN.

BNSF ES44C4 6506 and BNSF C44-9W 5135 lead a loaded crude oil train through downtown Detroit Lakes.

Four P42s put on a good smoke show as they accelerate the eastbound Empire Builder out of Detroit Lakes.

An eastbound behind a wonderful mix of power pounds across the CP diamonds in Detroit Lakes, seen from the US 59 overpass. I was pleased to see the searchlight signals still in place for now.

Soo Baldwin 361 clanks across the NP diamonds at Detroit Lakes in this slide from my collection. The train order mast with orders hung out, along with the clean Baldwin and the manned tower give a... (more)

Running around 8 hours late, one of Amtrak's heritage units leads the eastbound Empire Builder over the CP crossing and into Detroit Lakes.

The Detroit Lakes aggregate division of the STRATA Corporation uses this former Burlington Northern EMD GP10 to switch out its BGSX open hoppers with light-colored sand, as exemplified by the sand... (more)

A pair of BNSF EMDs lead a Spring Creek Mine - Superior coal train over the CPR Diamond at Detroit Lakes, MN.