An AC44 leasor and a fading SD70MAC roll southward on the rear of coal loads around Palmer Lake.
UP 6485 pulled to a stop at the Strong City depot while the crew attempted to run and get some groceries, but the store was closed, so he came back empty-handed. However, he was happy to give me e... (more)
The nicer looking warbonnet is in the lead, but it has to be the one with BNSF on the long hood...what a surprise.
The hoppers are just about loaded, and MNN 1383 should soon be returning with them to Crookston. Just in case you're wondering, the loco will not be taking any extra from this auger. ;)
A pre-production GEVO and a newer sibling southbound at Crawford two years ago
Two and a half months after being acquired, the Northern Plains Railroad's newest units are finally caught in action as loaded hoppers are pulled off of the Alvarado siding. NPR 5557 and 5556 are ... (more)
A Heritage I Dash 9 leads a manifest off of the Breck line and onto the double-tracked KO Subdivision to head into Fargo for a crew change.
UP 4297, leading three other units and an intermodal train, has little trouble ascending the grade from Cheyenne toward Sherman Pass.
Eastbound coal loads head up the grade running wrong main out of coal country.
Late in the day, a westbound stack train cruises past the rebuilt depot at Quincy.
A mix of EMD and GE power takes another coal train through the S curves at Newcastle.
The bumpy track of the Sidney Line is quite evident as a Northtown to Dore train creeps to a stop southeast of Snowden.
A pair of cascade green geeps hauls the Drayton Local back southbound along the Glasston Subdivision past the potato sheds just south of Minto. Photo taken on private property with permission.
A nice mix of GE power leads a westbound stack train through Pico Rivera.
The Emerson Turn heads south near Saint Norbert en route to the US border at Emerson.
