Aaron, I don't believe it's connected to the DME/BNSF deal. That's a bit south of this area where the BNSF hands off shuttle grain trains to the DME. From my observations and contacts, there are basically three H trains that use the BNSF line through northern South Dakota through Aberdeen, and they all begin in Pasco, WA. They would be the, PASNTW (as previously mentioned), the PASKCK (Kansas City, KS) and the PASTUL. I caught a PASTUL in Willmar on Thursday of this last week just heading out on the Marshall Sub for Sioux City. The GFDGAL still comes down from Grand Forks through Fargo, Breckenridge, Morris and on through Willmar, where these other H trains come over on a different line through the dakotas (not the transcon through Fargo, Minot, etc.) Hope the helps!
Mike
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