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)

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

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)

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)

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.

Built by the Fairmount and Veblen Railway, and quickly acquired by the SOO LINE, this branch line is now operated by Canadian Pacific. As such it's only fitting that over 100 years later, former S... (more)

Up until a couple of years ago, you could find the 192, and two of her twin sisters lugging 100 car trains of coal to and from the Hoot Lake Power Plant in Fergus Falls. Starting out with the NS,... (more)

For the Empire Builder, 2017 is going out like a lion. After an engine failure prompted the addition of a BNSF SD70MAC, cold weather hampered things even further. At just over 7 hours south of on-... (more)

A close-up reveals the damage sustained after the 303 hit a semi and burst into flames near Davenport, ND. While the damage may not look severe, it has ended the career of this former ATSF F-unit... (more)