Watertown SD local heading back eastbound at De Graff MN enroute to Willmar.

An unexpected and relatively unattractive one unit wonder leads a grain empty on CP's Paynesville Sub on this Veteran's Day.

CN manifest train rolls into Virginia MN.

The third one of the weekday afternoon Northstar commuters.

With taconite pellets steaming enroute to Two Harbors, DMIR 409 leads a load at Ramshaw.

North Central Grain's GP10 locomotive ILSX 1001 rests on the stub track at Bisbee ND. This unit has quite a colorful past operating in MS, WA and all across the IC back in the day. With a BNSF s... (more)

A late Empire Builder crosses over the Rum River after a fresh snowfall.

A loaded train from New Century Ag's Noonan ND shuttle facility works its way across the North Dakota prairie towards Flaxton where it will be handed off to the CPR.

BNSF 4690 lead an eastbound manifest train at Big Lake MN.

A heavy southbound manifest train with CN 2280 leading just north of Zim MN

An ex-BRC unit now works at Superior Silica Sands plant at Poskin WI.

Lease power on the BNSF was quite prevalent in the mid 90's as evidenced here with LMX and GATX units.

With the grungiest looking motor on the point, a SP double stack train heads into the sunset.

A loaded oil train out of the Bakken Formation comes around a sweeping curve into Wahpeton ND. The track in the foreground is Red River Valley & Western RR former NP line to Casselton/Oakes ND.

This old M&St.L Rwy branch line is getting some new life breathed into it with owners Minnesota Prairie Line. A string of TCWR ballast cars are led by a leased ILSX unit.