Locomotive problems in Minnesota caused the westbound Empire Builder #7 to be delayed resulting in placing a BNSF SD70MAC on point in order to keep the train moving. Here the Empire Bui... (more)

The westbound H-train originating at Galesburg terminating at Grand Forks exits the siding at McIntosh after the passing of an eastbound unit coal train for the Minnesota Power facility at Cohaset... (more)

Some interesting power additions to the Northern Plains roster includes a few former Union Pacific SD40-2 tunnel motors owned by Motive Rail Incorporated. Northern Plains' Thief River Falls turn ... (more)

A BNSF SD70MAC has assistance from two GE products transporting a westbound empty unit crude oil through downtown Moorhead, Minnesota on the new bridge structure replacing the old wooden bridge ap... (more)

New plow...flex coil truck...now some new paint...eventually. ILSX 917 still wears Independent Locomotive Leasing, evidence of very early Independent Locomotive Service operations which wa... (more)

CP 490 exits the Noyes subdivision passing CP 298 with former Vancouver 2010 Olympic sponsor locomotive #8876 on point waiting to enter onto the Noyes subdivision.

A southbound CP manifest caked with snow passes the Brooks Farmers Co-op Elevator, an elevator apart of the CHS Norwest Grain system in northwestern Minnesota.

A southbound Canadian Pacific manifest kicks up plenty of snow with a snow-packed CP beaver on point through the small Red Lake County town of Plummer.

A couple of eastern visitors stare down the resident local CP power in Canadian Pacific's Thief River Falls yard.

Minnesota Northern's weekly train on the Warroad subdivision exercises its trackage rights on the Canadian Pacific Detroit Lakes subdivision. Here the train passes over the Red Lake River in down... (more)

After meeting a northbound Canadian Pacific manifest, the Minnesota Northern Warroad Local takes the switch at ESS Plummer onto the Detroit Lakes sub. mainline in order to continue towards Erskine... (more)

Independent Locomotive Service rolled out a new locomotive from the Holt shops, a former BNSF SD40-2, renumbered ILSX 1330. Its first order of business was to sort out the St. Hilaire portion of ... (more)

The Empire Builder's Portland section power takes a side track near the station while the Seattle section joins the two section to create a proper train.

Three of Amtrak's finest pull the westbound Empire Builder into Seattle's King Street Station about a half hour early while a southbound BNSF train hauls a few Boeing 737 aircraft bodies.

The southbound Coast Starlight finishes the finally boarding before leaving Seattle King Street Station according to the timetable at 0945.