DMVW SD40-3 6911 rests outside the shop in Bismarck, ND.

Night comes early to these parts in December. A cab ride after dark is like no other, especially with the Santa Train.

The 12:30 departure to the North Pole is underway with newly painted #602 at the helm. While this locomotive may only see seasonal service, the other two ex-ESWR also feature their own variants o... (more)

A westbound train with some KCS power rolls into the small town of Laredo in NW Missouri on this former Milwaukee Road mainline to Kansas City.

Trips to the North Pole took on a different look this season, with ex-ESWR #602 specially painted for the trips. This is paint, not a wrap. All three ex-ESWR units now have individual schemes. ... (more)

Limestone empties (actually loaded with taconite pellets!) head south towards Duluth to unload on the dock before heading for another load of limestone.

IC SD40-3 6260 slows U714's train down in order to enter the siding at Alborn.

IC 6251 leads ore empties North through Iron Junction.

DMVW SD40-3 6911 sits quietly outside of the DMVW's shop at Bismarck, ND.

Proctor-Ranier train L567 is northbound on CN's Missabe Sub between Kelsey and Fairlane.

IC SD40-3 6260 leads a train of limestone cars loaded with taconite pellets south on the Missabe Sub.

IC SD40-3 6260 leads an empty limestone train south towards Proctor.

NS G70 prepares to leave for Industry Yard in East Point as a 5 pack of UP units back in to the Diesel Shop.

Proctor-Ranier local train L567 is northbound on the Missabe Sub between Kesley and Fairlane.

A pair of IC SD40-3s bracket a pair of CN C40-8s leading U714's train south on the Missabe Sub approaching the north end of Alborn.