A LTV (former Erie Mining) train heads east for Taconite Harbor at Cramer Tunnel, Minnesota, on a beautiful September 20, 1991.

A pair of former Erie Mining F9s are on a photo ore train as part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Railfan Weekend.

Part of Railfan Weekend is getting the opportunity to ride in the cab of some of the locomotives. Frank Christopherson has the photo freight well in hand as we make our way north to Marbles. Fra... (more)

Erie Mining F9A 4211 and F7B 4222 head up an ore train at Palmers during Railfan Weekend 2011. These units were in regular service up until a few years ago.

4211 has just come out of the siding to couple onto the train as 2719 gets wyed in the background.

A pair of former Erie Mining (LTV) F9s are on a photo ore train as part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Railfan Weekend.

Erie Mining F9A in Two Harbors for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Railfan Weekend. Thanks to Steve Barry for lighting.

Former Erie Mining F9A rests next to the stuffed and mounted D&IR 3-spot at the DM&IR Two Harbors depot.

We pulled this old girl out this afternoon to fit the #2719 in the shop. Over the winter the #4211 received a repainted cab, engine work, and brand new side panels on the engineers side, complete ... (more)

The 4211 patiently awaits its next assignment.

A man and his machine. Normally the Shop Foreman, Eddy Symons chases the SOO #2719 on its trip from Duluth to Two Harbors and makes sure no problems arise. Once in Two Harbors, Ed fires up the hel... (more)

Erie Mining Company 4211 poses in the sun in front of the Duluth and Iron Range Depot in two Harbors, MN. The big F9 now belongs to the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

North Shore Scenic Railroad's newest edition poses outside the Depot in Two Harbors, MN. They were using the 4211 to switch passenger cars as the Soo 2719 was being wyed for the return trip to Du... (more)

Erie Mining Company's F9 4211 is sitting on her home rails for the last time as she waits to be picked up by CN and brought down to the Depot and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN. ... (more)

EMCO ( Erie Mining Company) 4211 and 4222 sit at Hinsdale waiting to be picked up by CN's MRF train for transport to Duluth, MN and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.