Boy, they sure are mining some interesting stuff at North Antelope Mine these days! First time I've seen a hitchhiker tagging along; it was pretty surprising! This train would stop at Detroit La... (more)

Eastbound coal loads round the "S" curves just outside of Lake Park.

The first time I see a GP60M it's bringing stacks through the S curves in Lake Park, MN

Heading east and helping make rail traffic sparse this BNSF Ford Maintenance rig looks as if it has seen many days on this railroad.

An ex-BN workhorse on the point of eastbound stacks. In the background, you can see the tail end of the train!

Four shades of Cascade Green run behind EMD blue as five Geeps thrust M-GFDNTW east through Lake Park.

Autoracks run the trench eastbound in Lake Park behind a quartet of SD40-2s.

With the sun directly in their face the crew of this two locomotive consist and one car head east. Approximately 4 hours later I would catch this same consist with a slightly longer train (5 cars... (more)

CN in BNSF territory runs east and through the S Curves outside of Lake Park, MN. Temperatures were below zero with wind chills taking the temperature even lower.

Slow moving EMDs' bring their stack train through Lake Park, MN

Stacks and racks wind eastbound through Lake Park behind a pair of EMD spartan cabs, the second of which is CSXT 8862, a repainted ex-Conrail SD50.

Lots of eastbound action on the Staples Sub this morning, here a Triclops leads coal through the S-curves at Lake Park.

A six-pack of EMD power with a long manifest rounds the curve westbound in Lake Park on a very slow day after Christmas.

Loaded coal snaking eastbound out of the Red River Valley behind a trio of typical northern plains coal power.

High priority Pasco - Northtown manifest rounds the bend eastbound as it slowly makes its way out of the Red River Valley.