A Burlington Northern local freight powered by two SD9s flies along U.S. Highway 2 east of Floodwood, Minnesota, on a sunny October 19, 1985. They sounded good too!
Evening drop under light makes the colors on the rebuilt ex-ATSF SD45-2 5643 now BNSF SD40-2R almost glow while the four person crew takes the siding to wait for a eastbound train before they can ... (more)
BNSF 4856 kicks up some snow on a chilly 20 below morning at East Floodwood after having some air problems earlier. It was the 2nd of two EB reroutes on the Lakes Sub this Sunday morning.
Rolling west on the BNSF Lakes sub with 504 total axels. FXE 4678 leads a train bound for the Magnetation mining co. to load ore and in the process pass through the self proclaimed catfish capita... (more)
The Grand Rapids crosses a small creek outside the self proclaimed "Catfish Capital of the World", Floodwood, MN as they head west to grand Rapids with cars for the Blandin paper plant.
After blasting through Floodwood, MN the Grand Rapids local kicks it up a notch as they head west down the BNSF Lakes Sub. for Grand Rapids.
GN 312A is westbound with an iron ore train and is passing a manifest in the siding at Floodwood, MN during the summer of 1969.