With just barely enough light left for a photo... I shot possibly the newest power to ever be assigned to the M-MINSUP. This ES44DC has something new I haven't seen before... the numberboards ... (more)
Twenty-four hours before this photo... there wasn't a snow flake on the ground and my nephew and I enjoyed a afternoon at the park in t-shirts. We would receive nearly three feet of snow from the... (more)
The snow continued to fall as the train was stopping for a crew change. Even the Sheriff's Department in the background parked all their squad cars and pulled out every pick up and SUV they had! ... (more)
The thrice-weekly M-MINSUP is seen here eastbound entering Crookston behind the standard duo of SD60s and a tag-along Geep. Not sure what's up with the second unit's number boards, but they look l... (more)
Not too many Oakways left with the 'GM' nose herald intact, so it's always a nice treat to catch one. Here 9019 leads the Minot, ND - Superior, WI manifest east through Fisher on the heels of the... (more)
A track warrant of "Proceed from MP 88 on the Grand Forks Sub to Station Sign Cass Lake" heard over the radio made this shot possible. Three EMD's cross over the channel between Lake Irvine and L... (more)
Colorful lashup on the Minot-Superior waits for a new crew out of Superior to bring it to the Twin Ports.
BNSF 7827 leads M-MINSUP east at track speed over jointed rails on the Devil's Lake Sub just west of Larimore.
A trio of ex-BN vets brings the Minot, ND - Superior, WI manifest east into Emerado for a meet with light power. BNSF 7827 is sublettered 'Northtown.'
Minot-Superior arrives in Duluth for yarding.
Another spectacular sunset is setting up as a manifest runs east from Minot toward the yard in Grand Forks on the Devil's Lake Sub...