BN 6368 sits at Harrison St. diesel facilities on the BN in Minneapolis in July 1973. Roster lists claim this unit was built in Feb. 1974, but this shot was taken in July 1973. I've seen another p... (more)
BN 2017, former GN 2017 is an example of the first order of GN GP20s made in May 1960. They were set up to operate long hood front, and featured a bell over the front headlight. They also came wit... (more)
Cutting through the long shadows of a short winter afternoon on the way back to Proctor yard.
Cold and snow falling as an unusual 4 pack of the dash 8 variety pull the usual 145 ore cars of taconite round the bend near north Biwabik as they head south for Two Harbors yard.
Empty coal train approaching the famous bluffs. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
Hiawatha power for the St. Paul-Chicago segment of the Hiawatha/North Coast Hiawatha service awaits its next assignment at Minneapolis Jct., home of BN's Harrison St. roundhouse and diesel service... (more)
Amtrak domed observation car Silver Horizon brings up the rear of the North Coast Hiawatha at the BN station on Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis on a wintry January morning in 1973. The former Californi... (more)
After departing the Minorca mine, CN 2041 comes down the CN Rainy Sub pulling 145 ore cars of taconite pellets with the mine dumps of the U.S. Steel Minntac looming in the background.
After a meet here at Allen Jct. with a NB empty, CN 2031 is ready to pull for the rest of the trip back into Two Harbors to put these loads into stockpile until the boats can take them to a mill.
The R901 job based out of CN's Keenan yard is retrieving the Plasser & Theurer RM802 High-Production Ballast Undercutting/Cleaning Machine that has been stored since fall when rehabilitation work ... (more)
RCPE 3427 has crossed the property line, and is now on Canadian Pacific trackage.
Coming out of United Taconite with steaming pellets bound for Proctor as a railfan captures the moment.
A quartet of SD40-2s prepare to roll under highway 14 on their way towards Tracy.
Coming out of United Taconite and crossing over to Main 1 for the trip back north to the mine to reload.
