After a spur of the moment 2 1/2 hour drive to South Saint Paul I met up with the gang just in time to shoot this beauty on her first ever trip to the Twin Cities (we believe) Here she is running ... (more)

The faux foreman Kelby walks up and places a blue light on the control stand so work can be done safely.

Lake Superior Railroad Museum equipment waits to get picked up by the BNSF for delivery to the NSSR after spending the winter at the CN (DMIR) Proctor and (DWP) Pokegama yards. This shot was not e... (more)

Theres 6 more cars back there! The smoke hides the whole train, except the matching SOO caboose of course!

Former DM&IR Shop Superintendent M.C. Fair has the RS-1 doing track speed past the photographers on Railfan Weekend. (the others are out of the shot)

On a beautiful Duluth morning, the MRHS's SD-M prepares to go to work on the North Shore Scenic Railroad as 7 hoppers are being swapped for 50ish coal cars at Marbles.

A newcomer to the Missabe, B&LE #906 leads sister #909 and an IC unit down to the docks. Ok ok CN this was a pretty good consist. Just need a third BLE unit!

A pretty rare consist drags a cut of "triplets" to Proctor for work.

The NSSR gets a visit from a Sperry Rail Track Inspector as they roll by the MP&L 45 Tonner waiting in the clear.

Fake conductor Kelby allows me a shot before he guides the fake shove back. Closest I will ever get to shooting the Missabe bay windows in action.

Soon to be one of the youngest engineers in the notoriously high seniority based Missabe Road, Mr. Aldrich has empties for Minntac rolling at track speed through Munger at the ripe age of 20. The ... (more)

Of course they had the wrong leader! Spirit Mountain is the signature Missabe shot, and maybe because of that I have not spent much time here. It is the perfect place, however, to show off some ni... (more)

When the CEO says "Get in", you say "Hell yea!". I was treated to a personal tour by the CEO of the Hallet Dock Company, and while deep in the property, spotted a beat up old NW2 spotting new BNSF... (more)

From the Arrowhead to the Switch Target to the Maroon, the Missabe is still holding on.

Its 1985 and the former GN power, which just got a nice repaint, runs around its coal train. In reality this is the Hustle Muscle on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, but we can dream right?