Some sweet afternoon light finally breaks through the storm clouds that were hanging over the area most of the day as a former Oakway SD60 leads a short 18 car limestone train up Proctor Hill from... (more)

This North Western train was told by the dispatcher to "hold for seven" at Shawnee Junction - a busy place.

Stacks from Detroit sit half in Ohio and half in Michigan.

CP's Dresser Turn departs Humboldt Yard and crosses the Mississippi River for the ballast pit at Dresser, WI with a nice SD60/SD40-2 set.

A freshly painted SD60 leads train 451 through Pitt Junction.

As a freshly repainted SD60, this former Oakway unit leads a long string of autoracks north through Duplainville

This view shows the three main bulk commodities handled by the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior for transloading into ships. On the far left is grain, at the top is western coal and in the center... (more)

A 4-pack of CN power pull a short 18 car limestone train up Proctor hill.

A 4-pack of CN power pull a short 18 car limestone train up Proctor hill.

A clean SD60 and a trio of SD40-2Ws haul 17 limestone loads up the hill, leaving Duluth/Superior behind.

A former Oakway SD60 leads a short 17-car limestone load up the ramp to Collingwood as it begins its assault on Proctor Hill.

It seemed like everytime we lined up for a shot on this National Train Day, clouds rushed overhead. Not this time, the clouds were over Rice's Point as a former Oakway SD60, looking great in new p... (more)

CAD rebuilt and freshly painted Canadian Pacific SD60#6262 ex-SOO #6062 is seen at the CP Montreal St Luc Diesel Shop. Photo taken with permission.

Some of the many fans in town for the 261 line the overpass at Spirit Mountain as this short 17-car limestone train works towards Proctor in beautiful late afternoon light.

CP train 3DRE-10 gets a quick flood loading job at the Dresser Trap Rock facility before heading home to Minneapolis.