An old blue workhorse from the Conrail era leads a short priority merchandise train up the hill west of Elk River.
Double stacks from Seattle, WA kick up some overnight snow as they fly east for Logistics Park, IL.
A mixed bag of power charges west with 109 cars heading for Pasco, WA.
A loaded vehicle train crawls up the hill past Great River Energy waiting for traffic into Northtown to clear.
Stacks for St. Paul, MN head east with a foreign visitor from Mexico in second position.
A pair of dash 9s pump out some smoke as they work hard to keep their merchandise train moving east.
The third eastbound Z train in 45 minutes heads for Northtown. The trains were backed up due to a weekend derailment in North Dakota.
It's a warm 40 degree day as stacks head east for Logistics Park, IL.
A foreign catfish is in the lead of priority freight heading from Laurel, MT to Galesburg, IL.
The Empire Builder is running four and a half hours late this morning. The baggage car is on the rear of the train which might have something to do with the delay.
The sun has been up for an hour, but the frost still hasn't melted away from this lead unit.
It's a frosty morning today as stacks from Tacoma, WA climb the hill west of Elk River.
A loaded unit coal train for Alma, WI pulls some snow along for the ride.
A pair of BNSF's finest make good time west with double stacks from Cicero Yard in Chicago.
Double stacks for St. Paul, MN speed around a curve in the shadow of Elk River's watertower.