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| Wanna take a swim??? |
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| Great Northern 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive #3059 on display at Williston, ND. |
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| The Amtrak Station at Williston, ND, the last stop in the state of North Dakota. |
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| Lots of farmland here in Big Sky Country! |
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| One of many sidings along the route. |
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We've now crossed into Montana. I Thought this sign looked a little weird because it says the
highway
improvements list dollar amounts contributed by federal, state, and local governments.
I found
it interesting that the local government contributed $0.0 Million! |
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| Lots of farm equipment! |
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| A string of covered hoppers near a grain elevator somewhere in northeastern Montana. |
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A symbol of a bygone era on the railroad as there's no more need
(nor has
there been in years) for telephone poles along the right-of-way! |
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| Over the river and through the woods...maybe? |
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| Farm houses, you'll see lots of them along this route! |
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| A small creek, now getting close to Havre, MT. |
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| A BNSF Freight in Havre. |
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| Some older BNSF Power at a grain facility in Havre. |
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| The Empire Builder taking a break at Havre, MT. |
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| Great Northern 4-8-4 Northern Steamer #2584 on display at Havre, MT Station. |
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| An enormous wheat field west of Havre. |
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| Those northern Rockies are getting close!!! |
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The Columbia Grain International facility near Rudyard, MT. The locomotive is a GP-9 that is owned
by the facility and is an ex-Butte Anaconda & Pacific RR engine. |
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