Another shot from my short chase of the MRL duo that recently visited Minnesota. After getting my shot with the barn, since they were routed ... (more)

No, it's not the "2nd most photographed barn in Montana" found along the Montana Rail Link east of Missoula, but can you blame me for wanting to capture this visiting pair of MRL SD40-2X... (more)

Two warbonnets lead a manifest bound for Laurel, MT through Moorhead Jct. It's all BNSF now, but the train is on former NP rails, while the track in the foreground is the former GN line to Brecke... (more)

A westbound BNSF manifest is seen west of Buffalo, passing fields still waiting to be harvested.

Near sunset, a westbound BNSF freight train crosses the Sheyenne River on the enormous Hi-Line Bridge. Completed in 1908, one marvels at what changes have occurred around this impressive steel ed... (more)

As clouds move to the east, a westbound manifest works down the jointed rail of the north track between Wheatland and Buffalo.

Four EMDs pull hard on 124 cars that make up tonight's priority merchandise train from Northtown Yard to Laurel, MT.

Old leads new as a pair of EMDs round a sweeping curve with priority merchandise from Northtown Yard.

A pair of warbonnets cruise westbound pulling all sorts of priority merchandise for Laurel, MT.

A pair of EMDs pump out some smoke as they head west with today's Northtown - Laurel.

Three big EMDs tug up the hill with quite a few pieces of CAT equipment tucked in behind the power.

The BNSF's H-NTWLAU begins going across the long bridge the Northern Pacific built across the Sheyenne River in Valley City as the tail end of the CP's 498 passes underneath on that railroad's Car... (more)

A very long Northtown-Laurel heads through the Elk River S curves with a lot of pipe loads up front.

The dust is flying as four units tug on a 125 car priority merchandise train from Northtown Yard to Laurel, MT.

The blue GM logo is still in great shape on this former Oakway lease unit charging into the late evening sun.