The WE212 meets the WE643 at George Transfer. The 212 will drop off empties for the 643 to take to Westland before it continues on to Rook Yard.
SD40-3 #4003 leads WE618 past farm equipment in Southview, Pa next to Brown's Fruit Farm.
Running in Notch 8, SD40-3 #3068 and SD40-2 #6348 lead a long string of tankers up and out of Westland as they fight the grade towards "Big Cut" on the W&LE's Westland Branch.
CP 450 rolls by the former D&H XO Tower. Historically this tower controlled the diamond where the B&M Main crossed the D&H Main at the east end of 2 large classification yards operated by each rai... (more)
Saratoga to Kenwood Yard (Port of Albany) turn job crosses the frozen Erie Canal at Lock E-3 (behind the bridge) with 44 cars. Trailing units are SOO SD60m 6058 and ICE 6215. Two historic canal bo... (more)
Empties have just departed Silver Bay and are northbound for Babbitt and another load of ore. The iron range was just past peak with the fall foliage.
IC 6263 and DMIR 400 are two of 14 units stored at the former DM&IR shops in Proctor, Minnesota. These roundhouse stalls saw active steam until the early 1960s.
410 roars through Grand Lake with its turbocharger emiting an ear-splitting scream. I've NEVER heard a turbo scream like this one...this unit is certainly on its last legs.
DMIR 412 heads north towards the Iron Range with an train of empty ore cars. With the ongoing retirement of the Missabe maroon units, the chances of catching one leading a train on the main line... (more)
DMIR 410 rolls through the drifting snow between near Zim with a loaded Utac train. The temperature gauge in the Ford Explorer read -19, but the wind chill made it feel much colder than that.
DMIR 410 rolls out of the Fairlane plant with a loaded tac train headed for Proctor. Judging by the screaming turbocharger, 410 is bound to be retired soon. Will it be the next maroon unit to go... (more)
Kicking up some of the 2+ feet of snow received this week north of Two Harbors.
Southbound with 116 ore loads.
Three big 400s have no trouble handling 25 loaded cars of limestone up Proctor Hill in fresh snow.