A member of 261's crew does some ash work prior to the large coal burner heading back to the Twin Cities.

Loaded crude ore train rolls south for the Fairlane processing plant on a pleasant spring day.

Milwaukee 261 rolls north past a former Great Northern depot in Askov.

A former Algoma Central caboose that is used for a long shove move near Hayward rests until its next call to action.

BNSF's Kelly Lake Local runs over CN to the Minorca taconite plant with three loaded cars of bentonite clay.

This view shows the three main bulk commodities handled by the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior for transloading into ships. On the far left is grain, at the top is western coal and in the center... (more)

The Keenan Switch returns to its namesake with empty bentonite hoppers from Minntac.

A northbound core train passes by the Keenan Switch.

A pair of former North Western GEs split a highway intersection on their way back to the Thunderbird North mine for another load of iron ore.

Dust flies as two T-Bird raw iron ore trains pass at speed between the mine and processing plant. CN uses pairs of former C&NW GEs in this service, one of the few assignments on the former DM&IR t... (more)

Crowds gather around 261 shortly after its arrival in Duluth from Minneapolis.

A new BNSF ACe rests at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum having been on display for National Train Day. The paint on the modern diesel is modeled in part after the original Great Northern scheme ... (more)

Milwaukee 261 prepares for its morning run to Minneapolis in the company of Amtrak 17.

A former Oakway SD60 leads a short 17-car limestone load up the ramp to Collingwood as it begins its assault on Proctor Hill.

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)