In a view from Skyline Drive, one gets an eyeful. First, you see a CN ore train in the process of running the power around to unload onto TWO ships at the dock. Across the port, over in Superior... (more)

two rather unusual looking GP-38's lead a .05 mile long train through Alexandria, Minnesota

Even though the newly formed Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern has been in existence for a few months, the local out of Brookings appears to be on somewhat of a same schedule as when the CP owned the l... (more)

The last of the original OTVR geeps sits unused at the Fergus Falls depot. Looking back, this unit has quite the rich history. Beginning with the Southern railway. In its final years, it spent a... (more)

On a whim, i decided to head down to the DME in southern Minnesota. My last trip yielded nothing, but this turned out to be quite different. Upon my arrival, i spotted THREE trains. Two of them ... (more)

After finding these locomotives not running, i would assume that these DMVW units wont me moving before sunset. The gray and orange looks outstanding compared to what they looked like before.

An ES44, an SD60, and a GP40X are in charge of the 496 as it meanders through the Sheyenne River Valley, while inclement weather brews on the horizon.

With the fall colors nearly peak, three NSM units coast downhill into Silver Bay with the 11am loads.

Two of three locomotives are out of service here. The 9644 sideswiped a train about 200 ft from where it sits here. As a result, several cars, including a few tanks ended up on their sides. The... (more)

Chances are BNSF 4479 was once an H-2 that went peach, and was repainted to this H3 scheme.

Three gems head up an ethanol empty around a curve just west of Lake Park. Definitely worth the 100 mile trip. Kudos to Mike Vandenberg for driving.

The only yellow BNSF-ed GEVO does all it can to hold back it's train while gliding down into the Red River valley, as evident by the large amount of heat being dispersed.

Best view in the house. Who has it, however, is up for debate. Is it me with my camera, the crew on the train, or the homeowner on the hill. Regardless, the normally mundane scenery of eastern Nor... (more)

The first time I have ever seen a FXE unit in these parts. Here, a GEVO leads a UP SD90MAC around a curve east of Barrett, MN.

At one point, the CP 8814 was in pretty rough shape after being involved in a wreck. But now, its back in service, adding to the scenery of the already beautiful Sistonen's Corner just west of Th... (more)