There's no topographic reason as to why this curve is here, but regardless, it makes for an interesting angle in the plains of ND!

Around the curve in Arvilla westbound with two Cascade Green SD40-2s.

Superior - Minot manifest westbound through Powell with a nice Cascade SD40-2 up front.

A deft crew hurtles this 4-axle classic around the curve at Arvilla with a long string of grain empties...

Dual 4-axle power hurls M-SUPMIN around the curve into Larimore. Find out more at Grand Forks Railfanning.

First time catching a Warbonnet on the curve in Arvilla as BNSF 539 heads toward the sun with a long manifest.

That Warbonnet red really stands out on this unit! M-SUPMIN westbound late in the day...

If it's going to be a leaser, at least it's in Cascade Green rather than Pumpkin I. M-SUPMIN westbound late in the day.

FURX 7934 leads a short Superior - Minot manifest westbound through Emerado. Learn more at Grand Forks Railfanning<... (more)

Drastic changes in the weather up here, but still the only green to be seen is Cascade Green on ex-BN units, like this leaser westbound on the Devil's Lake Sub.

Rare CSX power (C40-8W and ES44DC) on the M-SUPMIN this afternoon, seen here crawling along the jointed rail and toward the setting sun.

Odd power on today's Superior - Minot manifest: dual CSX GE power pulls this westbound out of the Red River Valley and through the small town of Emerado.

BNSF 6939 and CN 5447 (SD50F) lead a short Superior - Minot manifest west at track speed near Powell. BNSF continues to use CN power on alot of their trains up here...

Training-in-progress on the Superior-Minot manifest westbound leaving Grand Forks behind with a rare 4-axle leader. Also note, someone was a little vulgar in the grime on the nose...

The snow flies as BNSF 6839 and NREX 5471 rounds the curve westbound into Larimore.