CN 5535 heads an eastbound manifest, near Thompson BC, in 2004.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “corn train” rounds the horseshoe curve south (east) of Merida, North Dakota, on August 29, 2018. The empty train has recently departed Blue Flint Ethanol locat... (more)

SD60F leads a line of wide cabs.

On a cold, snowy January afternoon, CSXT Q620 approaches Game Farm Road with a nice red cowl treat today from the great white north. Seeing one of the CN SD60Fs leading was always a nice and rare... (more)

I imagine when I shot this photo, I was thrilled with the SD60F on the point, but in reviewing this slide 18 years later, I kind of like that open top auto rack. Provia 100 slide film.

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.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s eastbound “corn train” is crawling through the curves passing milepost 381 west of Braddock, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. Two of DMVW’s SD60Fs power the tr... (more)

CSX Q620 runs south with a CN leader and some nice fall color.

CSX Q620 runs south with a CN leader and some nice fall color.

An unrepeatable lashup. CN 5516, IC 2457 and NS 2522 provide power on a CN 120 with a very interesting lashup. It would be impossible to repeat this lashup these days, since this photo was ... (more)

CSX Q62016 runs south with a trio of CN SD60F's and lots of local power.

On August 29, 2018, a Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western “corn train” rolls southbound at Merida, North Dakota, over the DMV&W’s Missouri Valley Subdivision. The unit train is powered by a pair of ... (more)

Scaring up the birds, a Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western corn train passes milepost 379 rolling through the wetlands a mile east of Braddock, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. The train is powere... (more)

SD60F CN 5506 (now retired) and SD60's CN 5438 & CN 5405 lead CN 120 past the switch to the Lachine Spur. Service to the spur would be discontinued a bit over a year later, and the main line here ... (more)

CN SD60F 5561 and CN GP40-2LW 9584 eastbound at Trudel, Quebec.