On a rainy fall morning a load glides thru Crammer tunnel with 80 cars
Part of Railfan Weekend is getting the opportunity to ride in the cab of some of the locomotives. Frank Christopherson has the photo freight well in hand as we make our way north to Marbles. Fra... (more)
Erie Mining F9A 4211 and F7B 4222 head up an ore train at Palmers during Railfan Weekend 2011. These units were in regular service up until a few years ago.
It was fun winding these bad boys up to speed once we got out of town...
4211 has just come out of the siding to couple onto the train as 2719 gets wyed in the background.
A pair of former Erie Mining (LTV) F9s are on a photo ore train as part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Railfan Weekend.
Erie Mining F9A in Two Harbors for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Railfan Weekend. Thanks to Steve Barry for lighting.
Former Erie Mining F9A rests next to the stuffed and mounted D&IR 3-spot at the DM&IR Two Harbors depot.
Erie Mining 7207 and 7209, a pair of ALCO RS11's, idle while waiting their turn to unload a train of raw iron ore at the huge processing plant in Hoyt Lakes Minnesota.
This would turn some heads at Trow and Murphy City! Imagine cruising down the 74 mile long Erie Mining Company mainline while passing through the woods of northern Minnesota in this HY-Rail Inspec... (more)
We pulled this old girl out this afternoon to fit the #2719 in the shop. Over the winter the #4211 received a repainted cab, engine work, and brand new side panels on the engineers side, complete ... (more)
The 4211 patiently awaits its next assignment.
The faux foreman Kelby walks up and places a blue light on the control stand so work can be done safely.
Atfer being delivered a few days ago, two of the most continuously in service F9's in the world rest in a thunder storm.
Erie Mining RS-11s 7204 and 7213 working at Hoyt Lakes in June 1988.