Two triclops lead a 26 car Ross Turn past an oil empty in downtown Minot.

NS's Central Railroad of New Jersey heritage unit idles on the rear of a crude oil empty destined for nearby Manitou, ND.

Today's #7 departs Minot a bit off the advertised with the Phase 4 heritage P42 leading.

The EMPIRE BUILDER sits at Minot on a bitter cold February night. The BN dome coach wears Great northern's Big Sky Blue .

BNSF's Ross Turn returns to Minot moments before sunset with two classic BN SD60M's leading the way.

Three GE's flatten the near one percent grade leaving Minot, with a hotshot Z7 on the drawbars.

It's Thursday afternoon and the local bar is packed, while I stay sober and watch an extra 292 rumble by on the mainline. Can't beat drinkin' beer and watching trains at the Grain Hopper!

Oil empties destined for Trenton, ND roar West over the impressive Gassman Coulee trestle moments before sunset.

After a long night busting snow drifts in Minnesota, and North Dakota, an Amtrak crew member shovels out a baggage car on Amtrak's Empire Builder at its stop in Minot, North Dakota. Apparently, th... (more)

The Minot Switch shoves back to their yard, passing the old Soo Line depot, after interchanging with the BNSF.

Soybean loads for export drag across the impressive Gassman trestle behind displaced coal power.

567's inside F9's idle through the night with CP's 13 car passenger train. Honestly, CP, you have the most beautiful executive train I've ever seen.

A Great Northern F7 wears the Big Sky Blue color scheme while its mate is in the simplified orange and olive. I was on a USAF trip escorting the Thunderbirds with our C-130E from Langley AFB, Virg... (more)

Two Soo GP's, one still showing her Milwaukee heritage, idle away on a brilliant Summer afternoon, awaiting next assignment.

Two of BNSF's workhorse SD40-2's crawl up the .65% grade leading an 8400 ton Ross Turn over the 1822 foot long Gassman Coulee Trestle on a fine Summer afternoon. You can imagine what it sounded li... (more)