Identical twins #400 and #401 began their lives out west, beating the mountains that caused other engines to overheat. They came to Minnesota and conquered the snow wearing the classy maroon of th... (more)

The sun is setting literally and figuratively on these old Milwaukee Road units. Taken with permission.

GHOST TRAIN! After a derailment at LP forced the closure of the SB IR Sub from Waldo to Two Harbors, empties get rolling again through a nice little spot I discovered. Little did I know a short 3... (more)

Money money money money....monaaaaaay! The Keenan Road Switch certainly is money for the crew. Not only did it take them 2 hours to go 5 miles, but they get a 4 man crew, unheard of in todays worl... (more)

0700 CP Duluth Job switches out Azcon Scrap in very havy fog.

I like the angle, which shows off some of the distinct feautres BC Rail had. Two sets of angled ditchlights, marker lights, cab bell, etc.

A rare sight on the DME! Running elephant style backwards, G72 heads around the West Wye with pretty good power.

Getting flipped the bird on the T-Bird! Blasting out of the darkness, which of these units do you think still exists? The #403! Sadly the #6257 was destroyed in a head on collision 5 1/2 months la... (more)

Newcomers to the Missabe jogging around the wye past some old Missabe signals. Missed the shot by 1/2 a second!

The race is on! As U-Tac loads entered the straightaway, the Proctor Transfer came out of Proctor Junction. The cabs were lined up and the crews were having a conversation as both trains rolled to... (more)

The #2719 hustles The Laker south towards Chicago. But seriously John and Kale are shoveling for their lives.

Fresh from a 2 year hiatus, and with new wheels, the DMIR #193 leads sister #316 along their old stomping ground to move some coal cars around so "the deer aren't trapped". That is a direct quote ... (more)

This sign has been up before the locomotive engineers parents even met each other. Does that mean the engineer is young, or the sign is old?

Proctor Road Switch spotting Difco dump cars to be loaded with limestone.

Just days after purchasing my first digital camera, I was glad I did. Most Missabe engines were gone by this time, and this would be the only time I would catch an SD38-2 not numbered #215 in maro... (more)