MRF bound for Keenan rattles across the new diamond, in which the Missabe's Iron Range Sub crosses the DWP's Rainy Sub.

Many thanks to Kevin Madsen for this one, as while I was putzing around he found a nice shot. With image of John Ryan losing his shoes rattling around, I tried my best to stay dry. It turned out p... (more)

In a rarely shot location we see a rare powerset for this former Missabe branch line. We see Lohrbach and a CP crew heading north to Pokegama from Stinson Yard, where a CN crew will take over. By ... (more)

Just had to get this CP re-route at the classic Missabe curve at Munger.

What the eff... Any true Missabe fan knows A. Where this was taken, and B. Something is odd. A CP re-route heads up the Missabe Sub through Saginaw.

Sweet! CP re-route heads north on the former Missabe as they slug upgrade out of Pokegama.

I just love shooting coke! But seriously it was a great treat to see an ICE unit leading a coke train to Duluth! I have never heard of a DME/ICE unit in Duluth before. Here they are pulling past R... (more)

Its still ICEy in Duluth! An extremely rare occurrence, as the ICE #6436 leads a coke train to the BNSF's Rices Point Yard. This may be the first an DME/ICE unit has ever been to Duluth. Here they... (more)

Getting low and getting reminded how good non turbo EMD's in Run 8 sound. Last maroon SD38-2 left on CN.

Whats a Miss Abby? Not a whole lot of Missabe left... or is there?

Last maroon SD38-2 on CN thunders through the detector just a few miles out of Fairlane.

As Charlie Sheen would say "DMIR 215, blue skys? Winning, duh!" Thanks to a heads up from Missabefan and Mr. Madsen I was able to get a nice sun filled chase of the last remaining maroon SD38-2 on... (more)

Son of WC engineer Dave Schultz, James carries on the tradition, and will soon be an engineer on the Missabe (CN)

An ACe leads taconite empties as far as the eye can see back to the birthplace of Bob Dylan.

Guess the photogs in the scene below! If this spot catches on, I will be able to say that I was the first person to get a shot from this location. Medlin's Hill has a nice ring to it! Ha ha