Soo Line F7As 2227-A and 2203-A resting near the sand tower at Ashland WI August 1970. Nothing remains of this scene today but the Soo Line depot still stands in Ashland. Marvin Neilsen Photo from... (more)

Green Bay and Western C424 312 "Homer E. McGee" at Wisconsin Rapids October 1982. Built in July 1964 and named after Homer McGee, former president of the GBW from 1934-1962. This was the... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6012 resting in the Old Town Yard in East End Superior October 1975. Built as GN 562 in July 1952 and retired in September 1983. The 562 suffered fire damage on September 4... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range C630 903 at Proctor MN June 1974. The 903 was built as Union Pacific 2903 in May 1966 and retired by the UP in November 1973. Picked up by the power short Missabe in ... (more)

Great Northern SD7 566 waiting for an NP freight to cross Winter St. in Superior February 1970. GN 566 was built in March 1953 and retired as BN 6016 in September 1983. In this photo it looks like... (more)

Burlington Northern GP35 2528 at Belknap St. Roundhouse in Superior July 1971. Built as CB&Q 982 in March 1964. A few Q GP35s were tested in taconite service out of Allouez around 1971 to replace ... (more)

Burlington Northern NW2 487 resting at Minneapolis Junction June 1970. Built as Great Northern 150 in September 1945 and retired in April 1982. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

Chicago and Northwestern GP7 1634 with a southbound freight at Washburn WI May 1970. The Ashland wayfreight operated as a local out of Spooner, through Hayward and up to Ashland with runs to Washb... (more)

Burlington Northern GP9M 1350 switching the flour mills in East End Superior October 1976. The 1350 was built as Great Northern 900 in February 1958 with parts from retired GN FT 249B. The prime m... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6107 and SD9 6114 are seen switching Bridge Yard in downtown Duluth May 1975. SD7/9s were pretty uncommon for switching duties in Duluth on the BN. These six axle EMD roads... (more)

MKT RS3M 153 switching at Parsons KS May 1970. The 153 was built as MKT 1560 in September 1951 and received a rebuild by EMD in September or October 1959. A new 567C prime mover was installed in t... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6017 sits in front of the Allouez Yard Office in July 1975. By this time on the BN, old paint locomotives were getting fewer and fewer with each passing year. Luckily Super... (more)

Great Northern SD9 573 and sister SD9 587 rest in the bitter cold at Belknap St. Roundhouse in Superior January 1969. The 573 has lived a full life since being built in February 1954 carrying 5 di... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6008 resting on the dirt house tracks at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior September 1973. The 6008 was built as Great Northern 558 in May 1952 and wore two of the three GN pa... (more)

Burlington Northern GP9 1818 resting in the Old Town Yard in Superior's East End. Built as Great Northern 666 in March 1954, this was one of the few geeps assigned to the Mesabi Division while wor... (more)