Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” passes milepost 485 on the north side of Lake Sakakawea as it approaches Garrison, North Dakota, on the afternoon of August 31, 2018.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western EMD SD50F No. 5439 and EMD SD40-3 No. 3134 sit inside the railroad’s compact, but capable, locomotive shop in Bismarck, North Dakota, on August 27, 2018.

A loaded DMV&W coal train rolls through the North Dakota landscape near Baldwin as they close in on Bismarck.

In the early morning, the DMV&W crew takes an empty coal train North to Coal Creek Station for loading. They're passing power for a manifest that will run later in the day.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” slowly passes milepost 503 as it passes through Underwood, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is southbound crossing the long causeway separating Lake Sakakawea from Lake Audubon on this section of the Missouri River backed up by the G... (more)

On the afternoon of August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” passes milepost 490 crossing the long causeway separating Lake Sakakawea from Lake Audubon on this secti... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” slogs past the grain elevators at Underwood, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5408 paired wit... (more)

The southbound Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western “wayfreight” passes the Peavey grain elevator at Coleharbor, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5... (more)

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. Powe... (more)

On the morning of August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is southbound between Garrison and Coleharbor, North Dakota. Powering the train operating on DMV&W’s Mis... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s turn to the Canadian Pacific interchange point of Max, North Dakota, crosses Charlie’s Lake north of Garrison late in the afternoon of August 31, 2018. Powe... (more)

On August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” has just finished switching at Coal Creek and departs northbound onto the main line headed for the CP interchange at Max ... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is northbound passing through Coleharbor, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5408 bracketing SD... (more)

On the afternoon of August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” passes milepost 490 between Coleharbor and Garrison, North Dakota, crossing the long causeway separating... (more)