Portrait of borrowed time. One has to believe that CP has these SOO SD60's on the short list, as most have been rebuilt or stored, and a recent surge in traffic prompted their reactivation. Rare... (more)

A pair of ex-BN ex-WC SD45's bring a train of grain empties back to Oakes, ND on a fine Saturday morning. Here they are going through Forman, ND.

Two old EMD's are in charge of this stack train through the small western Minnesota town of Hawley. Hearing and seeing these two made the 100 mile trip well worth it.

According to the "plan", this train should've been gone a couple days ago, but it got pushed back. After spraying the ROW between Glenwood and Thief River Falls, the spray train, behind SOO 6059,... (more)

With a mid December snowstorm in full force, the local grabs a wedge plow before picking up the rest of their train just south of here.

A one of a kind "swoosh" SD60M and an un-renumbered SD40-2 lead a unit rock empty over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, MN. The tracks are former GN, now operated by the Northern Lines Railroa... (more)

Now owned by the Ottertail Valley Railroad, BNSF power is only seen on grain shuttles and coal loads. Here, a pair of BNSF ACe's enter the small yard in town with a fraction of their unit coal tra... (more)

After spending the night in the Glenwood Yard, the 785 train is on its way toward the twin cities, but not before stopping to check out some close clearances at Sedan. Though this train only can ... (more)

The Jamestown Local heads toward Dilworth behind a rare ex-ATSF snoot. Here, they fit nicely on the former NP Hi-line bridge at Valley City, ND. In the distance, you can see the elevator that is... (more)

For only the 2nd time since NS started their heritage locomotive program, one has led through the state of Minnesota. In September, the Virginian led ethanol empties on BNSF's Wayzata Sub. Today,... (more)

Red River Valley & Western put together a pretty epic lashup for todays Hankinson Turn. Six geeps work together to keep the 5000+ tons of freight moving to their destination.

With the abundance of lease units, and the blue and yellow units roaming the entire CP system, its becoming increasingly rare to find pure lashups like this. But today, I got lucky and found four ... (more)

OTVR 192 is along for the ride on the Ottertail Valley's train bound for Fergus Falls. Two geeps are on the head end, while the 192 takes up the rear. It is used to back the train out of BNSF's ... (more)

After a couple days of hauling the public and RRVW employees around to mark their 25th anniversary, a pair of freshly repainted geeps do some switching on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Here, t... (more)