The 491 heads west toward Glenwood, MN as the sky catches fire from a chilly, late fall sunrise.

Due to a combination of a harsh winter, booming oil industry, and aggressive trackwork, Amtrak's Prized train, the Empire Builder detours over the KO Sub. While the eastbound train 8 still uses i... (more)

A rare NS visitor makes its way up the Detroit Lakes Sub. Since the line leads to Canada, CP units normally lead here, but with this train terminating south of the border, these non CP units can ... (more)

After spending the night on the Bemidji Spur, the 2nd of nine windmill trains accelerates south out of Plummer to Glenwood Yard.

The great port cities of Duluth, Mn and Superior, Wi. Two ships are loaded with iron ore from northern Minnesota, while in the distance, a MERC coal train from the Powder River Basin unloads in S... (more)

Just after sunrise, a badly damaged GEVO sits alone on a flatcar at Glenwood Yard awaiting transport. The former olympic unit was involved in a wreck several months back up in B.C. Until its reb... (more)

A matched set of swoosh SD40's and a cascade lead a 101 car long Jamestown Local across the massive bridge at Valley City. Because of heavy traffic, the dispatcher told them to forego their last ... (more)

Since the potholes of North Dakota are filling with water, the railroads fight a never ending battle of staying a foot above. Here, a corn train bound for Falkirk dips into one of the many causew... (more)

Though i didnt chase this one quite as far as the last, i still managed to catch another train of W10 windmill bases as they are on their way toward a stop at Glenwood. The grass has greened up i... (more)

Frost covers most everything this morning as the 277 train bound for Huron, SD glides through the scenic Lake Benton area. The fog let just enough sun in to give the scene a pink tint.

261's Fall Colors Excursion is fresh from its service stop at Hinckley. They're running a tad behind, but nobody here seemed to care as the light and colors were pristine. A big thanks to those w... (more)

Crude oil loads are becoming very common on the staples sub. Since several terminate on the east coast, NS visitors are becoming more and more common, in fact, some people are saying NS power is ... (more)

Just after BNSF 6116 came to a stop, it was overtaken by BNSF 8220, which was moving 11 FURX 40-2's.

RRVW 303 was wrecked this past summer when it came in contact with a semi just north of here near Davenport, ND. The driver escaped with minor injuries. While damage looks minimal, as soon as ins... (more)