Rolling through the grasslands and wheat fields of North Dakota, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is southbound just south of Falkirk Mining Junction on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5408 spliced by SD40-3 (rebuilt former CN SD40) No. 6911.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
Freight Cowls are standard locomotives that have a hood that extends the full width of the locomotive. Sadly, most Freight Cowls have been retired, but a few still run on short lines.
