With quite the consist out front, this 14 hour late Empire Builder heads south toward its next stop in Fargo, ND. A locomotive derailed in western Montana yesterday which caused the very large del... (more)

This snowdozer was built in 1950 and will soon plow snow west of Watertown, SD 63 years later. Needless to say, the sunrise on this morning was absolutely fantastic.

What a consist! 2 SD9s, an ex UP unit and a dash 9. Too bad the dash 9 was flipped and put in the lead before this train left the yard.

The westbound Empire Builder breaks out of the shadows after overtaking a vehicle train at Bison.

The Empire Builder is just out of Whitefish as it skirts along the shorts of the Flathead River.

A frosty sunrise welcomes a loaded unit coal train for Portage, WI as it climbs the hill out of Elk River.

Behind this General Electric leader, priority intermodal from Cicero Yard in Chicago cruises west through the prairie.

With hopes dashed of getting the Pennsy heritage unit leading out of Aberdeen, I decided to still look for great spots along the Appleton Sub on my way back to Morris.

AMTK 301 has the honors for the first time as it leads the trip to the west coast on a balmy March morning. The Empire Builder had to wait for CP to get a derailment in Wisconsin cleaned up ye... (more)

I was just sitting in the grass eating my lunch when the radio chirped up with news of an eastbound. Since I really loved the framing of the bridge where I was sitting, I didn't move to grab the ... (more)

Priority merchandise for Kansas City, KS snakes its way into the busy yard in Willmar.

BN 972523 has proven to be a force against the snow of the wide open prairie, not to mention a lot of fun to chase!

Hudson sizes up his shot of the westbound Empire Builder as is quickly heads north for its next stop at Grand Forks. This bridge over the Elm River is always a fun spot to catch early morning trai... (more)

A pair of GEs kick out some exhaust as they power up out of a slow order. You can tell that the air temperature was -15 degrees this morning.

Having spent the last hour busting through a lot of big drifts, this pair of GPs finally cross the MN/SD state line where they will attach on to a stranded Watertown Local.