The Strathcona brings up the rear of the US Holiday Train.

603 rolls into town on what is to become the new siding. 10,000' of new track is being laid at Enderlin. The train is passing the distant signal for Ransom JCT. Former NP now RRVW crossing.

Student Engineer Kale McConnell takes lessons from veteran Frank Christopherson as he adjusts his gloves before making an air brake application so that the passengers can get a nice view of the sc... (more)

The Jamestown local cooing it's heels after a run from Fargo.

A ballast train headed for the sledding project on the west end of the New Town Sub passes the new siding at Max. All of the rock used for the project has come from the pit at Dresser, WI.

496 heads East across the James River Sag. 496 is a work train with multiple stops between Moose Jaw and Glenwood. This crew will have no less than 3 stops. Luckily they have a small train.

Train 199 heads west over the James River for Vancouver. In few more months the water might be lapping at the ties.

One of two jobs working to keep the New Town sub clear. The Russell should continue to operate for the next two days. The 900186 was beefed up this summer at R M Johnson Railcar in Kimball, MN.

A westbound vehicle train heads west hot on #7's heels.

Amtrak 7 heads west across the Gassman Coulee Trestle less than a half hour late.

Snowed in under another 10 inches of fresh snow. DMVW Power awaits a crew and for the CP Kenmare road switch to pull a loaded grain train off of the Whitetail Line in order to grab their cars and ... (more)

A nice surprise as I wasn't even going to drive down this far. Waiting for three westbounds to go by before shoving out onto the main.

Quite a lashup on the western end of the Northern Plains Railroad. The rest of the consist includes from the west end: NPR 2285 former GT gp9, NPR 3511 former NW gp35, and last but not least NPR 2... (more)

Still making a living moving hoppers brought in by the CP and BNSF for the Sun Prairie Elevator. The CP mainline to Portal is in the foreground.

The Max job rolling across the prairie with traffic for the DMVW and New Town.