DMVW corn train running northwest on trackage rights over the BNSF to Bismark, ND. The corn train runs from Wishek, ND to an ethanol plant near Falkirk, ND.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s eastbound “corn train” is crawling through the curves passing milepost 381 west of Braddock, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. Two of DMVW’s SD60Fs power the tr... (more)

CSX Q620 runs south with a CN leader and some nice fall color.

CSX Q620 runs south with a CN leader and some nice fall color.

An unrepeatable lashup. CN 5516, IC 2457 and NS 2522 provide power on a CN 120 with a very interesting lashup. It would be impossible to repeat this lashup these days, since this photo was ... (more)

CSX Q62016 runs south with a trio of CN SD60F's and lots of local power.

On August 29, 2018, a Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western “corn train” rolls southbound at Merida, North Dakota, over the DMV&W’s Missouri Valley Subdivision. The unit train is powered by a pair of ... (more)

Scaring up the birds, a Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western corn train passes milepost 379 rolling through the wetlands a mile east of Braddock, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. The train is powere... (more)

SD60F CN 5506 (now retired) and SD60's CN 5438 & CN 5405 lead CN 120 past the switch to the Lachine Spur. Service to the spur would be discontinued a bit over a year later, and the main line here ... (more)

CN SD60F 5561 and CN GP40-2LW 9584 eastbound at Trudel, Quebec.

A southbound Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western corn train crosses a small bridge over Burnt Creek as it approaches Baldwin, North Dakota, on August 29, 2018. The train is powered by EMD SD60F Nos.... (more)

Crossing a curved fill over one of the many “pothole” lakes in the region is an eastbound Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western corn train between Wishek and Lehr, North Dakota, on the afternoon of Au... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s eastbound “corn train” is crawling through the curves and undulating grade profile approaching milepost 381 west of Braddock, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. ... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “corn train” passes milepost 349 on the Dakota Subdivision approaching Burnstad, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. The train is powered by EMD SD60F Nos. 5501 a... (more)

A Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western “corn train” rolls southbound at Merida, North Dakota, on August 29, 2018. The unit train is powered by a pair of SD60Fs recently acquired from Canadian Nationa... (more)