The Chief takes on another load of Pacific Northwest lumber as it prepares for another trip to Mackinaw City. Due to heavy lumber traffic bound for the Michigan Northern connection the Chief was r... (more)

Right near sunset on a hazy late August evening CNW 208,313,318,6612 head west with 6 cars of ballast and a caboose.

Soo #911 has been battling blizzard conditions since leaving Sault Ste. Marie over 6 hours ago. Originally powered by only 768 and 409 with 131 cars the train more or less ran at 10MPH all the way... (more)

Just about any new BN six axle power quickly made its way to the coalfields, it was and is demanding service that required the best of the best. This shot at East Alliance has nearly new SD60's 83... (more)

One of my reasons for making a trip to Maine in 1981 was this group of BL2's, a unit I'd never seen before. Regretfully this is pretty much what I ended up with. A long line of units covered with ... (more)

BN's big C636's were powerful but trouble plagued units. I was fortunate enough to actually see a number of them in service in the summer of 79. I also picked up a number of slides in trade or pur... (more)

Soo's lone SD9 didn't really roam very much, Glenwood and Shoreham were normally its home. With power tight in the late 70's it did get free once in awhile. Most engine crews equated 6 axle with S... (more)

Fuel tenders were pretty popular for a few years as railroads were looking for ways to buy cheap fuel in fewer locations rather than pay many different suppliers, all of who had different prices. ... (more)

Another oldie from the little yellow boxes! I don't know if the pair of Sharks were ever officially owned by MN, but they did spend a summer or two traipsing back and forth from Cadillac to either... (more)

The westbound Super C blasts through Chillicothe with a warbonnet GE leading a F45 and SD45 at high speed on a relatively short train. Note the jointed rail and the dust trail being kicked up by 9... (more)

These two GE's made it into service on the CNW from October 1978 until November 1981. The CNW had leased them to try out in a number of different applications and GE applied CNW paint before sendi... (more)

BN 4011 leads the westbound Gorge local on a bright June day. BN had only 2 C415's and by the amount of chatter between the engineer and conductor it appeared this crew and every other train crew ... (more)

Getting a train on the Montreal River bridge at mile 92 on the former ACR can be a challenge. The road in from the Trans Canada was(and probably still is)owned by Great Lakes Hydro and is normally... (more)

LS&I 2501,2302,2303 head up the 7AM Hill Job near Empire Jct. The Hill Job started the day with a trip to Tilden mine as no loads for the dock were available at Eagle Mills. While the train made a... (more)

Soo 2556 at Shoreham, it didn't take long to realize this geep had ran her last mile. Damaged along with 409 in a collision with a runaway cut of cars at Roseport, MN.