Look ma, no snow. LOL.

Sometime in the late seventies a WB freight is crossing the big trestle west of town. It may have been that blizzard we had one May 15th. Welcome to North Dakota.

As the sun rises, an eastbound stack train slides over Gassman Coulee outside Minot as an ACe pushes on the rear.

Minot The Magic City. Former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) held the ... (more)

BNSF 7832 passes Soo Tower as the westbound Empire Builder sits at the Minot depot.

Minot, ND.

Minot, ND.

CHSX 8333 at Minot, ND.

5872 and 4442 work a CP local towards Minot.

Due to excessive leaks, freezing, etc. BN utilized these converted boxcars, fitted out with Diesel engines and air compressors. Used in the winter, they maintained trainline pressure on long cons... (more)

Tiptoeing over the Mouse A westbound grain train led by a fresh Golden Rodent and two Catfish glide over the Souris River in Minot, ND. The river is being hemmed in by a billion-dollar fl... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder is parked at the depot at Minot waiting for a rested outbound crew to take the train west. An eastbound BNSF empty grain train rolls into Minot Yard for a crew change.

Golden Hour Over Gassman Coulee Aglow in Golden Hour light and changing colors, a stack train crosses Gassman Coulee Trestle. Photo from private property, with permission.

While we waiting for the outbound Amtrak crew to get rested at Minot, I took the opportunity to get some BNSF action by the Minot Depot. Inbound eastbounds came in covered in heavy frost. This was... (more)

I can't imagine what the countryside looked like west of here if the engines looked like this!!!! Due to crew's rest we waited for over 3 hours for an outbound Amtrak crew to continue our trip wes... (more)