A nearly all ex-CN consist rolls South on old Soo Line trackage with the Max-Bismarck wayfreight.

Fifty four cars roll North behind a quartet of 4 EMD's, passing a lonely crossbuck in the North Dakota countryside.

The Mighty Missouri looms in the background while a SD45 and three SD50F's lead the Northbound wayfreight through Washburn.

On the first of October, DMVW wayfreight #136 rocks and rolls on the ex-Soo Line rail with 60 cars in tow.

Nothing runs like a Deere (or EMD's!). Four EMD's lead the wayfreight through North Dakota's countryside on a fine Fall evening.

Trundling through the Northern Plains, DMVW 5418 leads three more EMD's on train #136, the Bismarck to Max wayfreight, passing an abandoned elevator in Coleharbor.

Wayfreight #136 from Bismarck to Max arrives in Underwood and has started what would be two hours worth of switching out Bakken oil field related products - lots and lots of fracking sand.

The hogger on #136 notches out his EMD ponies to climb out of Coleharbor. Sure wish the train wasn't a shorty!

The late Autumn sun sets over Lake Sakakawea, ending another beautiful day, while DMVW's train 136 trundles North.

All 3 of DMVW's SD45's clear out some carbon as they lead a loaded corn train up the hill after entering the BNSF Jamestown Sub at McKenzie, ND 7/30/12. The train had been idling all weekend in Na... (more)

Fifty loads of North Dakota corn are lifted up a .4% grade, which was just enough for Engineer Schmaltz to give hell to his trio of ex Wisconsin Central SD45's, utilizing trackage rights over the ... (more)

A sparkling clean SD50F crosses a small creek just North of Baldwin.

A lone tree stands by the ex Soo Line tracks, while the DMVW wayfreight from Max trundles along at 10MPH.

The SB DMVW wayfreight from Max trots into rural Baldwin on the ex Soo Line stick rail at sunset, with a severe thunderstorm in Canada brewing in the background.

Since the potholes of North Dakota are filling with water, the railroads fight a never ending battle of staying a foot above. Here, a corn train bound for Falkirk dips into one of the many causew... (more)