By the late 1960's SOO Line passenger F's had been relegated to freight service, and the #2500 finds itself paying back horsepower hours leading a new Northern Pacific SD45 on a Cuyuna Range ore t... (more)

After all the photographers piled back on board, these classic EMD's blasted off towards one more spot. Knife River is a beautiful little town.

After a long day with photographers the handsome duo races back to beat the evening passenger train out. Just gorgeous light. Bonus points if you can name the photographer in the window!

Classic pair look great stretching out along Scenic Highway 61. Myself and my colleagues at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum put a lot of working into getting the NP #3617 ready for this weekend,... (more)

Its a shame to see historic engines rotting away isn't it? We try to avoid that. The sprawl of Canal Park and Eastern Duluth can be seen behind the train as it winds its way through West Duluth. H... (more)

Unfortunately there hasn't been much snow after a big initial storm, so this shot looks like it could have been late fall. This is indeed December, but the #2500 and cars brighten the landscape.

SOO 2500 rests after a hard day of work pulling excursion trains along the North Shore of Lake Superior meanwhile DMIR 193 shoves the evening dinner train towards the platform along side. What's ... (more)

As distant thunderstorms roll by, Soo Line 2500 waits to head down the yard track for the parade of F-units during the Streamliners at Spencer event.

The EMD demonstrator FT #103 and the SOO 2500 sit next to each other at the roundhouse at the NCTM in Spencer, NC.

A look inside the cab of Soo Line 2500.

Returning to the roundhouse, SOO Line FP7(A) No. 2500 from the North Shore Scenic Railroad and Lake Superior Railroad Museum takes a spin on the turntable during the Streamliners at Spencer... (more)

"Lift me up, Daddy!" A young railfan gets a boost while trying to view historic locomotives at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

I bet you've never seen a consist like this! This wasn't some posed, staged, fake shot either! The SD70ACe was visiting for National Train Day and the FP7 #2500 was departing for Spencer, NC for ... (more)