Grain loads from New Salem, ND cast a near perfect reflection on the calm Sheyenne River as they soar over the Valley City Trestle.

Best view in the house. Who has it, however, is up for debate. Is it me with my camera, the crew on the train, or the homeowner on the hill. Regardless, the normally mundane scenery of eastern Nor... (more)

These three well worn EMD units have been on the JY Local for a couple weeks now. Today's train was long enough to fill out the nearly 4000 foot high bridge in Valley City, North Dakota. The br... (more)

An A-B-A set of GPs roll west across the impressive Valley City bridge on their way to Jamestown, ND.

A BNSF grain train crosses above the Sheyenne River Valley and the town of Valley City on the former Northern Pacific Hi-Line Bridge, completed in 1908.

Coal empties from Xcel Energy's generating station in Becker, MN sail over the Sheyenne River as a brilliant prairie sunset casts the last light of the day.

A BNSF coal load ultimately bound for American Crystal Sugar in Ardoch, N. Dakota; led by units from both major manufacturers soars high over the impressive 162-foot tall trestle that spans the Sh... (more)

BNSF's JY Local crosses the 3,860' long, 162' high bridge over the Sheyenne River with five SD40-2s and 124 cars. Not the kind of local I am used to... but one of my favorite photos of the trip.

It was a day of eastbounds, which worked to our advantage on the ex-NP Jamestown Sub but hosed us in the afternoon on the ex-GN KO Sub. A Glendive, MT to Northtown, MN key train brings up the rea... (more)

A westbound BNSF empty coal train rolls across the impressive Valley City bridge. The train is headed up by a BNSF SD70MAC, and a CSX AC60CW. In the foreground is the Sheyenne River.

Burlington Northern SD60Ms Nos. 9205 and 9241 with a westbound coal train soar over the large bridge across the Sheyenne River at Valley City, North Dakota, on October 13, 1996.

An eastbound coal train dodges some shadows as it traverses the Hi-Line bridge at Valley City, North Dakota.

Two SD70ACe's lead coal loads for Alma, WI across the Sheyenne River valley at Valley City on a warm summer morning.

A westbound empty coal train with a SD70MAC DPU rumbles across the Hi-Line bridge above Valley City not long after sunrise.

It's always nice when you hear a train coming within five minutes of arriving at a location like this. A loaded coal train with a brand new SD70ACe trailing soars over the frozen Sheyenne River o... (more)