Stretched out as they run out their last miles in Rapid City, these guys will turn and head back to Belle Fourche.

With the brake shoes smoking, the Extra Road Switch heads down Proctor Hill at dusk.

Proctor Road Switch spotting Difco dump cars to be loaded with limestone.

You can put lipstick on a pig... with all of her hood doors open for ventilation this fresh looking unit guts it out up Proctor Hill. The #5264 kept overheating and the crew had to explain to the ... (more)

Looking alot like they did some switching at the pulpwood facility, a one unit wonder heads back to Pokegama through MOW territory.

For me, this was one of the most rewarding days shooting I have ever had. I have waited since I got into photography in 2009 to shoot a true pair of Missabe engines together and once the 215 was p... (more)

With the trees closing in on all sides the Pokegama Transfer fights towards Proctor Yard in a blizzard.

In beautiful morning light, I finally crossed this shot off my list, twice! Not only did it have 3 consecutively numbered tunnel motors, it had the last maroon tunnel motor left. The North Shore S... (more)

Standing 222 feet above the gulch below and spanning 796 feet, Marent Trestle is truly a sight to behold. When a 150-man work force completed the trestle in 1883, it was the highest structure on t... (more)

The FP7 demonstrator in freight service in 2014?! After running this fine unit the day before I took this day for pictures of the very rare move. Here they are seen descending Lemon Drop Hill with... (more)

4 tracks, 3 railroads. The track that the Pokey Transfer (led by fairly rare SD40u) is entering is maintainted by the CP (SOO), but used by the CN (DWP), the middle two mainline tracks are the BNS... (more)

A rare sight on the DME! Running elephant style backwards, G72 heads around the West Wye with pretty good power.

The BNSF's Laurel Sub between Laurel and Great Falls is a critically undershot line. The northern portion gets some coverage, the southern end practically nothing. The Broadview Sub, an offshoot o... (more)

Sweet! CP re-route heads north on the former Missabe as they slug upgrade out of Pokegama.

I guess its too much to hope for nice units on a milestone train for the CP... The widest load ever handled out of Port Terminal is about 3 hours into their journey and just received a BNSF crew. ... (more)