A Dash 9 shoves on the rear of a short manifest train (referred to as the "little choo-choo" by the Grand Forks dispatcher) as it rolls out of town. Maybe all advanced warning signs should be swit... (more)
Grain empties for Arvilla, ND, roll westward for the 20 mile trip out of Grand Forks as a stalwart Heritage II Dash 9 shoves on the rear.
After a quick station stop on the west side of Grand Forks, a 13+ hour late Empire Builder accelerates southward out of Grand Forks with a Heritage I Dash 9 in the lead.
Fertilizer loads heading from CSX at Chicago, IL, to CHS at Milton, ND, roll northward over the drainage ditch at milepost 97. They will wait for coal loads to clear off the passenger main before ... (more)
Heritage I leads Heritage II and classic BN schemes as a rather late Noyes to Dilworth manifest accelerates out of Grand Forks with a clear shot all the way to Fargo.
This rock train has been making runs back and forth between St. Cloud, MN, and Crookston, MN, for the last couple of weeks. The rocks are being loaded on the Northern Lines Railway, unloaded on th... (more)
The crewmembers ride the point as the Mill Job proceeds northward on the Neche line to head up to the mill. Mostly hidden around the curve is a long set of shuttle hoppers, something not usually s... (more)
A unit train consisting purely of gondolas rolls eastward under the Demers Avenue overpass on its way from St. Cloud, MN, to Crookston, MN.
A nice mix of power beginning with a Heritage I Dash 9 sits in the Grand Forks yard prior to heading onto the Hillsboro line with the freight for Dilworth, MN.
A nice mix of power beginning with a Heritage I Dash 9 rounds the curve to the Hillsboro line with the freight for Dilworth, MN.
The conductor waves his arms as he guides the power for the M-GFDDIL back down onto the cars late in the day.
A manifest bound for Dilworth, MN, sits in the evening sun as it prepares to depart town while the yard light tower looms overhead.
The regular manifest from Northtown to Noyes strolls eastward under US 29 and into the Grand Forks yard.
A pleasant set of cascade green makes its way back into the yard after the daily run to Hillsboro.
Somebody knew which paint scheme deserves to be first in line when they organized the power for this empty grain train heading from Vancouver, WA, to Milton, ND.
