2003 Western Road Trip - Day 13 - July 05
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| Colgate, MT |
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BNSF 8943 East leads a loaded coal train through beautiful badlands as it follows the Yellowstone River upstream towards Glendive. |
| Fryburg, ND |
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While heading east on I-94, I spotted an eastbound coal train, so we got off at the Fryburg exit to take a look. Not only did we find a matched set of EMD Leasing SD60s (led by class unit 9000, no less!), but the dispatcher had just lined a westbound into the siding! |
| Fryburg, ND |
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BNSF 9491 West got its track warrant and started moving; Lou and I got our shots and jumped back in the car to try to find a big, sweeping curve I'd spotted from the highway and located on the map. |
| Sully Springs, ND |
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We arrived at Sully Springs with barely enough time to run across a sandy wasteland and climb a small hill to capture this shot. Unfortunately, due to my poor choice of footwear, I ended up with a ton of small cactus needles in my feet, but the resulting photo was well worth the discomfort. |
| Medora, ND |
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This last grab shot was obtained in Medora, literally by leaning out the car window. |
| Salem, ND |
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We spotted this monstrosity from the interstate and had to get a closer look. The monument reads:
The World's Largest Holstein Cow is 38 feet hight, 50 feet long, and weighs 12,000 pounds. |