A westbound drops down the long ramp between Wendell and Nashua that will bring it into the Bois de Sioux River valley. In just a few more miles it will cross the BNSF's former Great Northern lin... (more)

The sun breaks the horizon as a westbound train makes its way through a 10 mph slow order for a soft spot near MP 110, most likely right next to where I was standing as the tracks creaked and groa... (more)

A wide angle view of CP 6249 and CP 6049 on the point of westbound train 497 near Sedan, MN.

After stopping to check on the second unit, train 497 is throttling up to travel the last 10 miles or so to Glenwood. The water level on the SD40-2 was fine, even though an alarm indicated otherwi... (more)

A westbound with four units rushes through Brooten. It's passing the wayfreight that's tucked in the siding with three SD40-2s for power.

Our recent stretch of cold and snowy weather is a good excuse to stay inside and "dig" through old photographs. Here's one I came across from Halloween morning a few years ago of seven EMDs leadi... (more)

With temperatures dropping over the last week or so, ice is starting to form on the lakes. No snow yet, though, so the fresh ice provides a decent reflection of westbound train 497 as it crosses ... (more)

A westbound coming almost straight out of the sunrise at Belgrade on a crisp autumn morning.

Five units bring westbound train 497 toward Glenwood as the sun is about to break over the horizon on a late summer morning.

After meeting 198 at Hoffman, a very short 497 sweeps through the curve near Barrett with a pair of GEs in command.

A westbound comes through Brooten as the sun gets to work dissipating the fog that formed overnight and left a thick coating of frost on the trees. The third unit is one of the railroad's newer G... (more)

One of those moments where others might question my sanity: standing in the middle of the heaviest snowfall I've ever experienced just to see a train. I think it was worth it. Westbound train 49... (more)

Two GEs are in dynamics as they cross the Clearwater River west of South Haven with westbound train 497. In just a few moments the engineer will be back on the throttle to lift the train out of t... (more)

After a lengthy wait at Hoffman to meet train 198, westbound 497 is underway again and making quick work of the descent into the Pomme de Terre River valley just east of Barrett.

Four EMDs, including two SD60 rebuilds slow their train to a crawl across the steel bridge east of Hoffman. They'll come to a stop shortly to wait for some welders to clear, then continue on to t... (more)