OK! What's with the gold orb on the hood? After further review, I think "GLOBIE" is a fine suggestion as a worthy monicker for this hard working switcher?
BNSF SD40-2 creeps south as CP SD40-2 climbs the hump.
Snow and ice packed in the frogs could have been the cause of these cars splitting the switch.
DMIR shuttles CN Ballast Hoppers out of the roundhouse. With the derailment in Orr the night before, I speculate that to be their destination.
Stealing softly through snow.
Engineer has to shade his eyes for the last leg of the trip into Silver Bay.
Former Algoma Central switcher sits in the morning sun.
Having finished setting up this interchange with BNSF at Hinckley, 1363 will go to the other end and run long hood forward.
Coal drag heads out of Pig's Eye.
SW1 poses on the Cloquet River Bridge. Thanks to the folks at the busiest little shortline-- the Cloquet Terminal, for the tour.
Creeping through the turntable at Northtown.
This little critter warms its' nose as the sun rises over Lake Superior.
Former Reserve Mining SD38 shines inside and out after refurbishing. Taken during a cab ride while switching.
After waiting for over an hour for UP to set a bad order car into the yard, the crew of PGR battle the sun to drop off their cars.
The first strong rays of the sun warm the nose of this SD40-2 as it crosses the Misissippi.
