In Minot on a pleasant day (!) I caught the "Empire Builder" but I've forgotten which direction it was going. An even better catch was a visit to the tower at the SOO line crossing.

Two SD70ACe's are leading a BNSF coal train at Wahpeton, ND. They're bound for Superior, WI, but are headed northwest at the moment as they turn toward Moorhead at Wahpeton Jct. This routing seems... (more)

A 4 hour late Empire Builder preparing to pull from Miniot.

In town on business (why else, LOL) I did have a great day of railfanning and caught a green barn on rails. I was also there in February. August is better.

The eastbound JY local crosses one of the "prairie potholes" of central North Dakota on a causeway just east of the small town of Sanborn.

Some prairie wildflowers sway in the breeze as a westbound stack train crosses the Sheyenne River valley and Lake Ashtabula on the former Great Northern bridge between Luverne and Karnak, ND.

The sun sets over the North Dakota prairie as a veteran EMD leads its train into Fargo. These late November skies are sure a treat when the sun cooperates!

5500, 5523 & 5557 pass Underwood whilst hauling a train from Max to Bismarck

5557 & 5523 pass Meridia whilst hauling a freight train from Bismarck to Max

5500 passes Turtle Creek whilst hauling a Falkirk - Wilton local

6949, 7556 & 6911 drop off cars at the elevator in Forman

5557 & 5523 depart Falkirk whilst hauling a train from Bismarck to Max

5500 passes Washburn whilst hauling a Falkirk - Wilton local

Minutes after sunrise 5500, 5523 & 5557 pass Garrison whilst hauling a manifest train from Max to Bismarck

5557 & 5523 depart Bismarck for Max