DMVW corn train running northwest on trackage rights over the BNSF to Bismark, ND. The corn train runs from Wishek, ND to an ethanol plant near Falkirk, ND.

An empty grain train from River Gate, OR, to Berea, ND, is working over the Jamestown Sub few miles west of Cleveland. Pretty crazy how the railroad built right thru alot of these small lakes that... (more)

Two BN SD60Ms and an old ex-Oakway SD60 lead a coal train over the Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck, ND, the morning in September 2004. This bridge links Mandan (crew change and service point) wi... (more)

Eastbound Superior loaded coal train for Detroit Edison has crossed the Missouri River between Mandan and Bismarck. The colors were in full swing this week in North Dakota. This 2x2 coal train is... (more)

After waiting for around 3 hours in siding at Urbana for a westbound fleet, this loaded coal train finally heads east towards Dilworth. Here the train crosses the massive bridge over the Sheyenne ... (more)

Today's JY Local from Jamestown to Dilworth has added a couple extra motors for good measure as it sweeps into Eskelson shortly after sunrise.

A pair of DP units shoves on the back of this Superior to Deck Mine empty coal train on the Jamestown Sub. The train is crossing the massive bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City. The brid... (more)

A lone Dash 9 shoves on the back of this loaded grain out of Alberta, MN, that is westbound on the Jamestown Sub. The train is crossing the massive bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City. T... (more)

Coal loads for Superior, WI power up for the hill out of the Crystal Springs causeway on a perfect April morning.

Grain loads from New Salem, ND cast a near perfect reflection on the calm Sheyenne River as they soar over the Valley City Trestle.

Best view in the house. Who has it, however, is up for debate. Is it me with my camera, the crew on the train, or the homeowner on the hill. Regardless, the normally mundane scenery of eastern Nor... (more)

These three well worn EMD units have been on the JY Local for a couple weeks now. Today's train was long enough to fill out the nearly 4000 foot high bridge in Valley City, North Dakota. The br... (more)

Exhaust condenses in the frigid air above two DMVW SD50Fs as they make quick work of lifting 50 coal empties out of the James River valley. This train runs between a mine north of Bismarck and a ... (more)

A perfect matched pair of thirty year old SD50Fs fly out of a frosty winter landscape near Cleveland, North Dakota with coal empties from Spiritwood

When I made a trip to North Dakota to shoot the Northern Coal Route, this route was just starting to change over to the AC-DP coal trains. For many years DC power will the strong hold for this rou... (more)