The Minnesota Northern Warroad Local plows through a big drift the day after fresh snowfall on its way to St. Hilaire for some routine switching at the southern end of the Warroad Subdivision.

The Warroad Local cruises back to Crookston via Erskine after making the connection off of the Canadian Pacific Detroit Lakes Subdivision and onto the BNSF Grand Forks Subdivision. The MNN crew c... (more)

It's golden hour as the Minnesota Northern Warroad Local creeps down towards Saint Hilaire from Dakota Junction to finish the day switching the agriculture industries in town.

It's early spring in Northwestern Minnesota - apparent through the lack of color. The Minnesota Northern is prepared for the trip to Roseau with a string of BGSX hoppers bound for the Strata Corp... (more)

Minnesota Northern's Warroad Local job clears the first interlocking signal for the CP-BNSF diamond at Erskine near Badger Lake. Today's train has two locomotives running DP on the rear making th... (more)

Minnesota Northern's Warroad Local job cruises south of Brooks towards Erskine at the increased 49mph track speed. U.S. Highway 59 similarly had its posted speed limit increased from 55 to 60mph ... (more)

The weekly Minnesota Northern Warroad Local takes a cut of cars and wobbles down the southern end of the Warroad Subdivision towards St. Hilaire seen here passing through the only location with an... (more)

Power for the Warroad Local holds down the rails north of Thief River Falls at Dakota Junction with a single hopper. Plenty of fresh snow fell the previous day an night, leaving the winter landsc... (more)

The weekly Minnesota Northern Warroad Local waits in the ready position along Minnesota Highway 32 in order to head for the Crookston yard. Within the consist is MNN 1383, MNN 1356, ILSX 929, and... (more)

Short line carrier Minnesota Northern takes advantage that the leasing company, Independent Locomotive Service (ILSX), is a major part-owner of the company. Minnesota Northern has a roster of fou... (more)

The Minnesota Northern Warroad Local with a third locomotive, ILSX 1328, and a string of boxcars heads out of Thief River Falls over the Red Lake River bound for Crookston via Erskine.

Minnesota Northern's weekly train on the Warroad subdivision exercises its trackage rights on the Canadian Pacific Detroit Lakes subdivision. Here the train passes over the Red Lake River in down... (more)

After meeting a northbound Canadian Pacific manifest, the Minnesota Northern Warroad Local takes the switch at ESS Plummer onto the Detroit Lakes sub. mainline in order to continue towards Erskine... (more)

Minnesota Northern GP9 #1383 leads two ILSX SD40-2s numbered 1339 & 1340 with the weekly Warroad Local north of Thief River Falls at Dakota Junction.

Monster Minnesota Northern train.....with six locomotives. The Warroad local makes one last connection at the Farmers Co-Op Grain & Seed elevator before rolling down the Detroit Lakes subdivision... (more)