A massive 3x1x1 manifest from Proviso, IL to North Platte, NE heads west through the town of Norway, with a neat welcoming sign still in progress.

Almost to Glenwood yard, this CSX powered unit train is wasting no time getting there.

A pair of CSX AC44s power a unit train on the Paynesville Sub, about to duck under the highway 55 overpass in Belgrade.

A pair of ES44s lead a potash empty heading westbound on the Paynesville Sub. The train is about to duck under a wooden overpass east of Eden Valley.

In the namesake town of the subdivision, the train slowly moves through Elbow Lake past the large elevator complex. This would be my final shot before calling it a day, what a chase!

CP 1401 continues west on the Elbow Lake Sub nearing Barrett.

The business train heads over the former Soo Line trestle in Hoffman. The Soo Line lettering is still noticeable if you look close enough, although quite faded.

The classic F units look right at home passing this old elevator on the Elbow Lake Sub in the tiny town of Farwell.

A couple miles out of Glenwood, the "Royal Canadian Pacific" heads west on the Elbow Lake Sub back home to Calgary. The swamp in the foreground provided a bit of a reflection.

The Northtown to Lincoln manifest heads west through Grove City past the grain elevator. The cars on the spur are dropped off by the East Local for loading at the elevator.

After a couple hours of work at the Big Stone power plant, the 661 local from Willmar heads west to Aberdeen.

With no work in Milbank for today, the Aberdeen local heads right on through town.

On the edge of the Coteau Des Prairies hills is the tiny town of Marvin, located here is a 13 mile 1% grade on the ex Milwaukee Road mainline, and these veteran EMDs, leader still in it's original... (more)

The Aberdeen local continues the struggle as it crawls up the 13 mile 1% grade in the Coteau des Prairies , nearing the peak outside of Summit on a beautiful spring evening. It was quite the sprin... (more)

Now on the BNSF, the SD60 pair continues west on the ex Milwaukee Road mainline to load the train in Ortonville. Here the train heads past the abandoned elevator in Correll, a town seemingly untou... (more)