All Rail taconite cars roll by the still standing ex DM&IR (ex D&IR IIRC) depot at Knife River. Given to a private individual, the building has suffered neglect but still stands.

Minutes after passing their destroyed siblings at Highland, (head on collision 9-30-10) 3 SD40-3's and an odd SD75I drop still steaming loads through the really elevated curve at Two Harbors. Trac... (more)

The bell tolls... the last remaining F units are off property of the former Erie Mining Company. This is the only time to my knowledge these engines had been off property since 1956. It truly is t... (more)

This has to be one of the odder consists the CN has put together on the former DM&IR property. Golden light provides great contrast to see the brand new set of trucks the DM&IR #402 has just recei... (more)

In a fairly rare move, the E-Lead Switch is using a single SD40-3, as she lives out her last summer.

As legendary engineer Frank Christopherson will tell you, up here the Burlington Northern ruled the roost. Brainerd Local kicks up snow as they thunder, and I mean thunder, through the dense fores... (more)

Former WSOR 701 is back for some generator work after being sold to an elevator. WSOR 4077 sits beside it with its long hood laying outside as it receives work at the Wisconsin and Southerns heavy... (more)

Dynamic duo charging through Lakeside with RP contributor Dan Mackey at the throttle.

The Kennecot twins are spliced by a nice looking leaser as they head through Hopkins after dropping off two units for the passenger specials the next day.

Two things not usually seen in the Twin Ports, DRGW units and GP60's, are all rolled into one as the severly overpowered UP Transfer rolls back to their yard in far east Superior, WI. In the backg... (more)

Nice looking BCOL cowl spots difco dump cars for Minntac.

Back when the CN first converted Proctor Yard to handle large amounts of manifest traffic as well as taconite, a nice pair of GP9RMs along with a slug were used for a little over a year. The rear ... (more)

Trying for a fresher take on a common coal train leaving the Ports. The majority of BNSF and CP trains in the Twin Ports have to pass through this location at sometime. In the foreground is the tr... (more)

Only during the winter is this shot possible as I would be rather wet during the summer! Taken from the frozen St. Louis River we see the first E-Rail of the year headed over the massive Oliver Br... (more)

DM&IR #193 and EMC #4211 both spent their lives hauling ore, so 121 empty coal cars are a piece of cake. Here they wind through the Canal Park area of Duluth, almost to the BNSF's Rices Point Yard... (more)