Ex BNSF 2138 now lettered for NPR.

NPR SD60F #5525 at Fordville, ND.

NPR GP9 #120 at Fordville, ND.

CHS 1009 at NPR shops @ Fordville, ND.

A pair of GP35's sandwich an ex-SOO GP9 on this grain train.

A quad set of ex-UPRR tunnel motors on a grain train east of Fordville ND.

Former Soo 410 has been used for parts for a number of years since the unit's electrical system was destroyed by vandals while the unit was parked in Viking, MN.

Taken with permission

Northern Plains Railroad's trio of 'new' 6-axle power sits silently by the engine shop on a lazy Sunday afternoon. NPR 5557, 5556, and 5555 arrived from the Canadian Pacific in late June, adding ... (more)

Variety of NPR power and color sits quietly next to the engine shop in Fordville. NPR 3511 is an ex-GMSR, ex-NS, and ex-N&W GP35...

NPR 3502 slowly making the right hand sweep to head east after leaving Fordville.

I actually found a little hill to get this vantage point as the NPR 3502 leaves Fordville at 0906L with 78 loads. Seen here on the big sweeping curve just east of town.

Starting east toward the town of Fordville, the Northern Plains Railroad is a shortline hauler for the Canadian Pacific Railway as seen in these loaded grain cars.

Heavy grain leaves Fordville and makes its turn toward the east on this crisp, clear morning. Track speed is 10 MPH on this section.