A Cenex Harvest States GP9 rests on a July afternoon. The front number board still indicates its heritage as ex NPR 2286. Originally GTW 4912.

Crickets and birds chirp, thunder rumbles to the South, while AC traction motor whine and a Canadian tuned Nathan 3-chime scream disrupt serenity in the small town of Bowbells, during an incredibl... (more)

Still making a living moving hoppers brought in by the CP and BNSF for the Sun Prairie Elevator. The CP mainline to Portal is in the foreground.

Northern Plains Railroad high nose GP9 former Kansas Southwestern and a Grand Trunk unit is parked at Bowbells Sun Prairie terminal. You never know what your going to come across on old highway 52... (more)