Built in 1906, the interior of an old Duluth and Iron Range caboose shows a little wear. Furry woodland creatures with fury now call this place home along with some birds and other assorted anim... (more)

The two trolleys that run the 2.5 loop around the Minnesota Discovery Center grounds are done for the day and are now tucked into the trolley barn for the evening. Here's some more info about the... (more)

The 2 man crew aboard the CTRR #35 SW1000 goes about the daily chore of switching the log loads and empties in the yard at Sappi no matter the weather.

The Glen Mine trolley runs past a re-creation of a natural ore load-out complete with DM&IR ore cars as it continues it's run around the 2.5 mile loop around the Minnesota Discovery grounds. Some... (more)

Built in 1906 by the Duluth & Iron Range RR this caboose is showing every bit it's 106 years of existence.

An old DM&IR sign still stands guard.

While it looks good in the morning light with it's fresh paint and new decals, it's not doing anyone any good today as it's been set out as B/O while the revenue rolls past.

Three SD40-3's pull 135 ore cars full of new taconite pellets southbound through Biwabik on the way to Two Harbors, MN.

Tucked inside Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, across from one of the largest and coolest HO layouts ever, is this little steam locomotive with quite a story of it's own which goes someth... (more)

The Glen Mine trolley runs past Mesaba Junction and heads to the barn for the night after a day of hauling tourists around the Minnesota Discovery grounds. Some more info on the trolley follows: ... (more)

A T-Bird train pulls out of United Taconite and past several former Missabe ore cars that derailed a few days earlier on the same train. CN has decided to scrap them so they will soon be cut-up an... (more)

Hauling limestone to the Minntac mine in ore cars is not an everyday thing but when the usual to this job former Minntacand then Missabe side dump cars are in the shops for rebuilding CN makes due... (more)

The raising of the train project at the Minnesota Museum of Mining as been completed and the DM&IR 347 now sits on fresh ballast and new ties above ground. See photo 396003 for a story on why the... (more)

A matched trio of BNSF power pulls 59 loads of taconite pellets out of the United Taconite plant and heads toward the CN Keenan yard where they will double the train with another 59 loads and begi... (more)

Steam from the 141 cars of taconite pellets enroute to Proctor from U.S. Steel Minntac is barely visible as it blends in and adds to some think fog that's already covering the northern Minnesota l... (more)