The former DW&P railroad depot near the end of Chestnut Street in Virginia, MN is in the fog from the yet unfrozen Silver Lake on a cold December evening. A nearby detector from a northbound CN f... (more)
In their final month of service on the Peg before being shipped east to the Central Vermont, 3608 and sister 3606 thunder above the streets of West Duluth. All of this track is now gone but the Mc... (more)
Action at Saunders Tower—3 The C&NW train's caboose slips by as the DW&P train waits for its signal and the BN ore train continues rolling toward Allouez. Saunders Tower stands in the... (more)
Action at Saunders Tower—2 As the C&NW train is going by, a Burlington Northern ore train powered by three SD45s, and destined for the docks at Allouez, passes over the DW&P train.
Action at Saunders Tower—1 Upon a morning arrival to Saunders Tower just south of Superior, Wisconsin, a Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific transfer freight waits for a southbound Chicago a... (more)
Canadian National train 340, led by a Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific SD40, passes through a wintery Steward, Illinois, at 10:21 a.m. on February 13, 1994. CN operated on the Burlington Northern to Chi... (more)
On October 19, 1985, a DW&P transfer bound for C&NW’s Itasca Yard passes through Saunders, Wisconsin. The train is powered by two freshly-painted ex-Rock Island GP38-2s. Overhead is a BN taconit... (more)
This was the north portal of the 520 foot tunnel the DW&P railroad constructed at M.P. 7.4 through Ely's Peak in far west Duluth as part of their Hill Line which took them into and out of downtow... (more)
The former DW&P Depot near the end of Chestnut Street in Virginia, MN provides the background for a couple of guys fishing on Silver Lake on a Sunday evening. The three story depot was built in 19... (more)
Nominally RS-11s, these were really unique and only on the DWP. Other than the notched ends they were more Canadian style than US and had the D/B in the short hood like an RS-3 or RS-10. I forgo... (more)
A simple paint job can be bright, very bright. This unit has yet to be repainted after being transferred from its longtime home.
A pair of Peg RS-11s roll a transfer through West Duluth in February of 1983. In less than a month all five remaining Alcos on the DW&P would be shipped off to join their sisters on the CV, repla... (more)
A rare bird at that time slices through a foggy morning at Alton & Southern Railway after cutting from the train
A DW&P RS-11 mingles with the standard road power of that time period, a CN SD40.
#3611, seen here under US 1, was assigned to the New London yard duties, one of a group of RS11's that went to various locations on the CV.
