Another train of taconite pellets leaves the Iron Range of northern Minnesota bound for Proctor then Duluth and then a boat for a steel mill somewhere.
Between CN and BNSF northern Minnesota is a haven for veteran EMD second generation diesels. Here seven EMDs lift limestone up Proctor Hill (three SD40-2W, one SD60, two SD40-3s and an SD40T-3). ... (more)
An IC/BLE/CN combo wait for a crew and dock personnel to arrive to begin dumping taconite pellets into the DMIR ore dock in Duluth.
The conductor signals for another two feet.
Illinois Central Paducah Shops; circa 1942
Or, wait, no, actually, it's Steamtown featuring IC #790 under cosmetic restoration in 2011. I was reminded I had taken this shot after seeing ... (more)
IC 3120 and 9562 bring their train out of Markham Yard.
A classic example of a broken coupler that sidelined this SD40-3, forcing it to be set-out for repairs.
An empty limestone train cuts trail after a late season storm dumped over a foot of new snow.
A trio of veteran EMDs ease ore loads down Proctor Hill towards Dock 6.
Following X371 is Q107 with an Illinois Central leader.
As snow begins to fall the Proctor Roadswitch yards a train of ore empties from Duluth while a pair of former DM&IR SD38-2s work the E-Lead job.
A very late CN L510 train, led by IC 3138 and 6202, lead the manifest south for work in Waukesha.
Illinois Central GP40R #3106 basks in afternoon sunlight outside MacMillan's Locomotive Reliability Center.
A view that very few people ever get to see is that from on the nose of the first SD40 ever built, let alone with a Leslie S5T on top. The horn is present here for an initial "fitting" as part of ... (more)
