After a demanding winter in 2012-2013 these two former Great Northern snow dozers were rebuilt, only to sit out the past two mild winters.

Former GN GP7, BN 1540 idles the night away at Superior, WI alongside a former GN F7A and X-NP passenger B unit. The Geep will handle a transfer over to Duluth about 530 am the next morning.

BN 640 heads up an interesting mixture of former Great Northern and Northern Pacific F units at the Belknap St. roundhouse in Superior, WI, September 1970, about six months after the BN merger. Th... (more)

Former Burlington Route GP35, BN 2525, and X-GN SD7, BN 6010, along with an X-GN Geep shine under a street light near the turntable at Belknap St. roundhouse in Superior, WI on a warm summer eveni... (more)

GN SD9 584 and another SD9 are prepped at Superior for their next assignment. GN roundhouse employees appear to have conferred on a plan and are about to take action. This track just east of the s... (more)

Two GN SD7s go about switching ore cars that Allouez Yard on Superior, WI's east end. The large yard handled ore classification for transfer to the GN ore docks, known as the world's largest. The ... (more)

GN 581 had yet to be renumbered when this cab-side shot was taken six months into the BN merger. However, some one, most likely a BN locomotive maintenance crew had removed the bolted on GN logo, ... (more)

GN 679 is mated with SD7 553 and another SD alongside the GN roundhouse at Superior, WI on 4th of July weekend 1969. This passenger Geep along with GN 680 are working the Superior freight pool and... (more)

Fourth of July weekend in 1969 produced a healthy sized consist for GN's Badger/Gopher passenger trains operated between Superior, WI and St. Paul, MN. The consist was laying over between runs at ... (more)

GN 562 in Big Sky Blue handle home built caboose X-1 and a classic GN caboose along with a string of ore jennies at Allouez Yard 6 months after the BN merger. The jennies include a somewhat rare j... (more)

GN 680 and an SD7 idle at GN's Belknap St. roundhouse in Superior, WI in July 1969. The 680 and sister 679 were two passenger GP9s acquired by GN. In 1969 they were both working in the Duluth/Supe... (more)

BN 6110, former Great Northern 583 and F9B 9819 are paired up at Superior, WI being serviced for their next assignment in July 1973. The B unit was NP 7010C/6709B and although repainted for freigh... (more)

No longer speeding along the transcon on hot intermodal trains between Chicago and the West Coast but merely coasting across the street this former Santa Fe GP50 still earns it's keep on the BNSF ... (more)

Afternoon switching of grain cars is wrapping up as quitting time and the weekend is fast approaching for the various crews working the CHS Elevator in Superior, Wisconsin.

An empty oil train made up of brand new cars with VMSX reporting marks crosses over the ex-Missabe bridge just east of Saunders and the CN Pokegama yard. This train had three units up front and a... (more)