Coal empties fly south on the Hillsboro Sub after the M-DILGFD cleared its warrant. Won't be too much longer before corn is blocking this shot. On the upside though, perhaps that corn will be us... (more)
Today saw two M-DILGFD trains for some reason and here the first one works against a stiff 44 mph wind as it makes its way north toward Grand Forks. My guess is the Merrifield Station Sign was a ... (more)
A high priority Pasco, WA - Dilworth, MN re-route heads south late in the day with a CN-SOO-BNSF trio providing the power. In the first three years of railfanning the northern plains, I've only c... (more)
BNSF 8104 blasts south through Merrifield. With the increase in HPT ratio required on this new H-train, the SD60 series may have been given a second lease on life in the northern plains region as... (more)
Loaded grain rolls south through Merrifield destined for St. Louis as I get a friendly wave from the engineer. Not to worry though, his hand suffered no frost bite as temperatures climbed as high... (more)