An empty grain train bound for Berea, North Dakota has two new ES44DC locomotives up front as it passes over a bridge amid the gently rolling hills near Springbrook, North Dakota.

The Empire Builder, just minutes after leaving its Williston stop 20 minutes late, cruises past a gently rolling, treeless countryside as it continues climbing the hill running for about 15... (more)

An eastbound Z-train blasts past the completely abandoned community of Temple. Visible in this photo is a church, school, and several homes and businesses representing a time when nearly 90 people... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder rolls past the lush fields on the western end of the Devils Lake Subdivision on its way to an extended servicing stop about 18 miles away in Minot.

A rerouted M-MINNTW moves past the former Great Northern depot in Granville. Today, the building serves as a section house for BNSF Maintenance of Way.

The eastbound Empire Builder runs past the rolling hills lining the Souris River Valley as it descends into Minot. The train is just a few minutes away from pulling into the Minot station ... (more)

An empty coal train continues west through downtown Brainerd. The building and smokestacks seen in the background once belonged to the Northern Pacific's enormous car shop.

A special RRVW snow plow train begins plowing off crusty snow along the 4th subdivision east of Davenport. Under RRVW control, this former Northern Pacific branch line currently runs from Horace t... (more)

The resident locomotive at the Oslo grain elevator is this GP9 that has been owned during the course of its life by the Grand Trunk Western, Kansas City Southern, Kansas Southwestern, and Northern... (more)

A special RRVW snow plow train glides past the grain elevators in Dwight, along the Great Northern’s former main line between Wahpeton and Casselton, North Dakota. The plow won’t be put to use... (more)

With 85 cars in tow, the 497 heads west through the frozen fields near the Oswald siding. A good portion of the cars on this train would be set out 8 miles away at Hankinson and forwarded to CP/SO... (more)

A stack train crosses the swollen Red River between Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN. The level of the river at the time was 32.85 feet and continuing to decrease from the preliminary all-time record hi... (more)

Three shiny new ES44C4s on their first revenue run lead the Z-CHCPTL2-21 past the diamonds in Moorhead. These ES44C4s are essentially ES44ACs, but instead of having 6 traction motors, they have 4,... (more)

A trio of brand new ES44C4s on their first revenue run lead the Z-CHCPTL2-21 over the Stockwood Fill near Glyndon. These ES44C4s are essentially ES44ACs, but instead of having 6 traction motors, t... (more)

Two SD40-2s idle away at the west end of the Enderlin Yard on a pleasant Valentine's Day.