In a long-standing railroad tradition, older locomotives often make their last stand relegated to helper service, although nowadays they're simply known as "Distributed Power." Here, an ... (more)

A westbound domestic stack train crosses Lake Ashtabula on the BNSF's big bridge west of Luverne, ND. There's nothing much better than spending a peaceful day here watching trains.

After a little hike down the North Country Scenic Trail along the shore of Lake Ashtabula, we can take in the entire length of the BNSF's 2,736 foot long bridge across the Sheyenne River valley as... (more)

A westbound BNSF train crosses Lake Ashtabula as what has to be the largest garter snake I've ever seen gets some sun on a large chunk of granite nearby. I did a cursory search for "snake&quo... (more)

With a locomotive consist reminiscent of a decade or more ago, a westbound Q train crosses Lake Ashtabula on the large bridge just west of Luverne, ND.

Grain loads that were handed off from the Red River Valley & Western RR at Casselton soar west near Luverne on a perfect December Sunday.

A solid train of double stacks from the west coast crosses over a frozen Lake Ashtabula on the Karnak trestle near Luverne, ND.

Having spent the better part of the day in clouds at this location, the last train we would see barely catches some sunlight on its head end as it rolls off of the large bridge over Lake Ashtabula... (more)

A westbound grain train rolls across the 100+ year old bridge the Great Northern built across the Sheyenne River valley when it constructed the Surrey Cutoff between Fargo and Minot, ND. Since the... (more)

An eastbound empty sand train crosses Lake Ashtabula near Luverne, ND behind a rainbow consist of NS and BNSF power.

Two BNSF GE's lead a westbound grain train across the large bridge over Lake Ashtabula on the former Great Northern Surrey Cutoff between Fargo and Minot, ND.

Just before sunset, priority mixed freight from Spokane, Washington to Northtown Yard in Minneapolis passes high above Lake Ashtabula behind a nice poker hand of 3 ACes.

Mixed freight from BNSF's Northtown Yard heads west over Lake Ashtabula on its way to Pasco, Washington. Completed in 1912 by the Great Northern Railway, the Karnak Crossing passes over the Sheyen... (more)

A Casselton, ND to Interbay, WA grainer crosses the Sheyenne River on a beautiful fall day. We didn't see anymore westbounds the entire afternoon, so this would end up being the last train I phot... (more)

If you need some solitude, it's hard to beat the big bridge over Lake Ashtabula near Luverne, North Dakota. After leaving I-94 at Valley City, you travel north for over 30 miles, the last 10 or s... (more)