A temp. of -5, winds of 20+ MPH and 10 inches of snow on the ground so far, the crew of an all-rail train parks their train and seeks the refuge of the van after having died on hours.

It was a tough chase to get ahead of this guy... but I made it. Travel not advised... unless you are in a GE or a die-hard railfan!" Several people have called me crazy for going out in t... (more)

With the blizzard taking a breather and the snow taking a break, the conductor that brought the train to Cass Lake for a crew change does a roll by of the M-GFDSUP. Minutes after this, the wind w... (more)

April 6th, 2008 is a day I will never forget. Half of this crew's battle was just getting out of the cab. The SD60 almost looks like a monster coming out of the great unknown. With a sin... (more)

The Cochrane feed mill is barely visable through the heavy falling snow and the snow that this East bound warbonnet is kicking up.

A going away shot of the flanger as it kicks up snow just East of the Norden Shed.

UP starts the 2007 year off with a Rotary Plow on the KP line.

In near white-out conditions, 383 reaches the summit at Sand Patch and passes a helper set and a stopped R137. The weather on this day was constantly changing, intense snowfall at one moment, bri... (more)

WC 3011 and CN 4705 are the helpers on CN 2273's train, to help the 3 lead locomotives get up and over Byron Hill during a heavy snowfall.

A blinding snowstorm does not stop this T-Bird crew from running. Yes, It is snowing tthat hard!!!!!

27 inches and counting! Single day total for Sunday were over 29 inches in Cass Lake. Simply amazing. More info at OutstateMi... (more)

The Minot to Superior Manifest is crawling at 19MPH and the crew was very clear to the dispatcher that this was the fastest they could go because they couldn't see where they were going as the nor... (more)

Lake effect snow gives winter a last burst in the Twin Ports.

After a break for some servicing, the rotaries rev up again to head east to Truckee, CA for their overnight stay and then return the following day to do #1 track.

The rotaries are coming through the signal bridge in Truckee, CA