Just before I got clouded out for a closer shot, I zoomed out as far as my 300mm would let me to get a shot.

Two SDM's and the Soo 700 roll south on the North Shore.

Backing in to spot some empty cars for loading, the A-B-B-B set looks mighty sharp from down below.

I've seen a lot of different railfan rides... but this is Railfanning First Class. This limosine was sitting next to the tracks while the driver watched train after train roll by. I'm not sure i... (more)

While bass fishing in the swampy area between Cass Lake and Pike Bay I heard a rumble and sure enough a coal train passed through. I got clouded out for the lead unit I was able to shoot the DPU ... (more)

Rolling through the gateway into the Chippewa National Forest, this EMD powered coal train for Clay Boswell is putting up the exhaust as they cruise up Cuba Hill. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD75I
Location: Cass Lake, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8284
Train ID: Coal
Photo Date: May 05, 2008

About the closest you can get to mountains in Minnesota.

The Cass Lake yard is full of coal! With a cool morning temperature right at zero, and a windchill at -15, strong high pressure clears the sky and lets the sun shine through! Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Cass Lake, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 6033
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 10, 2008

The sun has just cleared the horizon and burned through some light clouds, as long shadows are cast as can be seen by the crossbuck stretching far in front of the plow on the BNSF 6033.

There was a time when I used to get excited to see a newer GEVO on the point of a train on the Lakes Sub... now I'm starting to miss the EMD's...

Skirting along the frozen shores of Pike Bay, this coal drag is trying to gain speed for the run up Cuba Hill.

The nice thing about having the section crew based right in Cass Lake, the yard switches are normally cleared off promtply after a snowfall. This SD70ACe is parked on the main waiting for a crew ... (more)

About the best fall color I could find near Duluth.

Hard to believe two weeks ago, two EMDX/Oakway SD60's were pulling the same train, but were pushing through 30 inches of fresh snow! Today, the sun burned off the fog and the temperature flew up ... (more)

Nothing like a good ol' fashion TRAIN RACE! Limestone empties are overtaking a loaded raw taconite shuttle south of Forbes as both trains click and clack over the line with their shorty cars. Th... (more)