First Blizzard of the year hit the Twin Ports hard with only about 8 inches of snow but winds over 40 mph making railfanning a little on the tough side. This train of coal empties departs the coal... (more)

UP 1995 ready to depart Itasca with their huge 17 car train

First Blizzard of the year hit the Twin Ports hard with only about 8 inches of snow but winds over 40 mph making railfanning a little on the tough side. This coal loads train makes its way into Su... (more)

On display in the park in downtown Manly Iowa.

Alco truck bearing

SOO/CP Duluth transfer passing the former Soo Line Depot in Superior

CN 5615 leads a loaded Potash train south on the DM&IR. This train would only make it another 25 miles before getting dinged by the detector at Alborn.

a pair of BNSF switchers working LSPI in West Duluth

An old locomotive with a long history, back in 1998 it was working for Peavey at their elevator on Connors Point in Superior, it had been converted to Remote Control and had an awkward failure, he... (more)

A pair of Geeps switch a somewhat empty Rice's Point Yard

A pair of BNSF switchers kicking cars in Rice's Point Yard. Looks like whoever made the repairs to the lead unit still had some BN green to patch things up.

BNSF 3448 meets another job with a few empty coal cars

A quartet of 4 axle power waits in Superior for it's next assignment.

Blazing west through the snow at about track speed of 49 MPH.

BNSF 3641 awaits it's next assignment at Superior