The setting sun cuts through plenty of ice crystals in the air thanks to a fierce northwest wind and subzero windchill values. After dropping a cut of coal empties on the siding at Sacred Heart, ... (more)

Bathed in perfect winter light, the Ruebel Turn has a cut of empty coal hoppers from the sugar beet plant at Ruebel in tow as they head west from Renville toward Sacred Heart.

The Ruebel Turn works the former Lakeland Bean Co. (now owned by ADM) in Olivia on a sunny but cold February day. Their power for the day was a nice looking matched set of Red River Valley & West... (more)

RRVW's turn to Davenport heads for home at Breckendridge, MN, seen here in the fields outside of Galchutt, ND.

After finishing their work at Olivia, the westbound Ruebel Turn kicks out some exhaust as they accelerate through town and on toward Danube and Renville. Even though these RRVW and TCWR locomotiv... (more)

A RRVW job to switch industries on the north side of Wahpeton, ND heads back to the yard in Breckenridge, MN.

A RRVW GP15C and an ILSX GP39-2 lead a train of empties back toward Breckenridge, MN from Davenport, ND.

With 35 cars in tow, a pair of Red River Valley and Western units out of Breckenridge head west on the CP for Hankinson over the frozen Bois De Sioux River.

Soo experimented with some Cat powered units in the early 90's. This shot has a nearly spotless consist of 4102,4106,4101 arriving at Humboldt Yard.

The Red River Valley & Western's Hankinson Turn poses next to the old Farmer's Co-op elevator in Campbell as it waits in the siding to get a track warrant on the Canadian Pacific's Elbow Lake Subd... (more)

The sound of Caterpillar Diesels fills the air as the Red River Valley & Western's Hankinson Turn accelerates south out of Breckenridge, nearing the tiny town of Doran. Even though it's hardly sc... (more)

A TCW transfer rolls eastbound toward CP Pigseye Yard around a nice set of searchlights.

The TCWR's St. Paul Turn heads up Short Line Hill, passing the griswolds at Oneida St. A scene that's played out for several years but is coming to an end with new signal bases in.

The Twin Cities & Western St. Paul Turn takes its first step towards heading west from completing its work in St. Paul by rounding the curve past Fordson Junction. This train would get its pictur... (more)