An eastbound RRV&W freight is seen heading east through Oakes Jct on the west side of Wahpeton, ND.
The Red River Valley & Western is seen heading east through Mooreton with a cut of loaded hoppers for Breckenridge.
After waiting for BNSF to leave, the crew of this Edgeley turn begins their trek westward into North Dakota. Breckenridge is a big Great Northern town, as evident by the GN caboose sitting outside... (more)
The Red River Valley & Western's Hankinson Turn poses next to the old Farmer's Co-op elevator in Campbell as it waits in the siding to get a track warrant on the Canadian Pacific's Elbow Lake Subd... (more)
The sound of Caterpillar Diesels fills the air as the Red River Valley & Western's Hankinson Turn accelerates south out of Breckenridge, nearing the tiny town of Doran. Even though it's hardly sc... (more)
A nice surprise as I wasn't even going to drive down this far. Waiting for three westbounds to go by before shoving out onto the main.
RRVW 4104 and 2001 traverse a small portion of BNSF's Morris Subdivision before turning west on the CPR Elbow Lake Subdivision at Aberdeen Line Junction, near Nashua.
These two Caterpillar powered geeps sound and look great as they accelerate the Fairmount Turn along the Campbell siding alongside a westbound unit grain train.
RRVW 4104 nears completion of loading its 110 car shuttle grain train at Casselton late in the day.
In a typical North Dakota scene, CAT powered RRVW 4104 assists in the loading of a 110 car unit grain train at Casselton.
CAT-powered RRVW 4104 shoves empty hoppers down the line to get filled. Note the CAT sticker on the longhood and the Operation Lifesaver sticker on the front of the unit.