ACWR 600 arrives in Aberdeen, where they're about to enter the CSX Aberdeen Sub and set out their grain train.

The Aberdeen, Carolina & Western's Sandhills Division has a roller coaster profile, and that is on full display as train 600 enters Aberdeen and nears CSX rails, where the GEs and 83 empty hoppers... (more)

Proctor Transfer power checks the switches as they roll past DM&IR 403/215, working the E-Lead job within the yard, as train A439 prepares to double their train in the distance.

IC SD40-3 6251 leads ore loads South near Forbes.

ACWR 600 arrives onto the CSX Aberdeen Sub in Aberdeen with two units each from ACWR and CSX and 83 empty grain hoppers.

It seems like when temps hit the -20 mark, the diesels start steaming. In my experience the second generation EMD’s produce a pretty good show, but the real steamers are the new Tier 4 GEVO’s.... (more)

DM&IR 403 has returned from Canada to Proctor to work the E-lead with sister maroon unit 215. Here the duo makes a pull out of the North end of the yard with the former DMIR shop in the backgroun... (more)

Reunited and it feels so good. Last minutes of sunlight highlight the last two remaining DM&IR painted units on CN's roster. Very neat to see in 2022.

Coming up the CN Missabe sub from Proctor, MN to load taconite pellets at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant later on this evening.

It's a beautiful morning at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth, as IC 6251, IC 6252 and CN 5244 unload a train of iron ore.

The sun rises above Lake Superior as the first ray of sun shines on Dock 6 while IC 6251, 6252 and CN 5244 unload ore at the docks. 6251 is the last IC SD40-3 still in service with white frame str... (more)

Heading into the United Taconite Fairlane plant with rock from the mine as the sun sets on National Train Day Eve.

A southbound freight climbs out of the Blue River Valley on the east side of Swope Park.

A rather oddball pairing of CSX SD40-3 No. 4035 running Long Hood Forward and Canadian National ET44AC No. 3152 leads CSX train L421-30 across the Great Miami River Bridge in Hamilton, Ohio on the... (more)

The familiar face of DMIR 409 heads up a rail train at Fairbanks, MN on the CN Iron Range sub and will drop rail heading back north after the clearing of a northbound empty and a southbound loads ... (more)