Right as the sun begins to set over the Grand Forks yard on a beautiful March evening, a pair of headlights marks the arrival of the daily Dilworth-Grand Forks manifest.
I don't know if it was just a strange coincidence or somebody having fun in Superior, but this all-green consist was nice to see on St. Patrick's Day. This train stopped on the main at Kimberly to... (more)
A couple regulars on Superior, WI bound coal trains take this train past the County Road 111 crossing to the east of Deerwood.
The crew on this empty coal train has signal indication onto the Staples Subdivision just down the tracks and only minutes of daylight left as they pass through a curve east of Staples.
The Northtown to Grand Forks manifest train comes "home" under snowy conditions and with an unusual consist: an ex-Santa Fe SD75M, an ex-BN SW1000, and a Ferromex SD40-2. The pigeons were sitting ... (more)
Under white-out conditions, the first Drayton Local of March eases down track 2 in the yard.
EMD 9070 and sibling take a loaded coal train over the frozen Partridge River in Aldrich.
Towing 4 cars from the Canadian Pacific in Thief River Falls, this Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN) train passes by snow-covered fields on the outskirts of Crookston. This train is just a few hun... (more)
Coal empties from Crystal Sugar's coal stockpile in Ardoch take the "passenger main" in Grand Forks' yard and cruise past the University of North Dakota's water tower and heating plant. With a tem... (more)
An 8-car Mayville Local has just entered track 22 at the west end of the Grand Forks yard and will be proceeding to the former roundhouse, where the locomotives will be detached and stored for ano... (more)
The BNSF 2035 heads up the Hillsboro (aka South) Local as it continues south from Grand Forks. The crew on this train had the pleasure of working in wind chills approaching the dangerous -35°F (-... (more)
Pillager's existence as a station dangles in the wind as a Superior, WI bound coal train passes through
A short Winnipeg-bound westbound train passes through the siding at South Haven, about to meet up with an eastbound
A short priority freight train is just a mile away from Eden Valley as it continues west. The entire train can be seen in this photo.
A brand new GEVO leads the 290 east just as the stratocumulus clouds break up for a few seconds over South Haven