Several of the new ore cars on a Two Harbors bound ore train from Minntac derailed as they rounded the corner from the Missabe Sub. to the Iron Range Sub. One of the power sets from the T-Bird tr... (more)

Waiting to depart. Fresh made taconite pellets bound for Mexico steam away on a early cool, crisp morning at the United Taconite facility on Minnesota's Iron Range. The crew (and train) arrived i... (more)

The Proctor Road Switch crew shoves loads of taconite pellets out on the dock as a ship takes on the cargo. Across the bay, a BNSF coal train dumps their loads at the MERC facility. Business is ... (more)

Burning diesel on the NSM mainline and climbing out of the Lake Superior basin with empties for the mine 47 miles inland at Babbitt, MN.

Shave and a haircut--two bits. Inside the Cloquet Terminal Railroad's shop a little wheel work is taking place to remove some "slight imperfections" and this wheel set will be returned to service... (more)

A U-717 with 141 cars is loaded out and ready to depart United Taconite at 2200 hrs. with DM&IR 403 in charge of the trip back south to Proctor. A green glow from the yard signal and the plant it... (more)

A former CNW plow sits in the weeds outside the RAILROAD MEMORIES MUSEUM in Spooner, WI. The museum is housed in the former Chicago & Northwestern Railway depot and has been transformed into a m... (more)

While probably not the most impressive plow in the CN fleet, this little one man plowing operation seems to be getting the job of removing snow from the CN Iron Range Subdivision done just fine.

A lonely job. Pushing snow to clear the rails a CN M.O.W. rides in somewhat comfort in the Knox Kershaw 940 Snow Fighter. It's quite the piece of equipment sporting a 50K lb. working weight, sp... (more)

Peaches and Greens stored at BNSF's Northtown Yard near downtown Minneapolis in a photo taken almost a year ago to date. With the economy in the tank at the time, BNSF stored many of their unsed ... (more)

A temp. of -5, winds of 20+ MPH and 10 inches of snow on the ground so far, the crew of an all-rail train parks their train and seeks the refuge of the van after having died on hours.

A close-up photo of a cold weather rail joint pull apart or a break caused by a frost heave or some other cause. Found on what remains of the DM&IR Woodbridge branch line located NE of Buhl, MN. ... (more)

An old DM&IR ore car build date 1952 vs. a new DM&IR ore car build date 07/ 2009.

The three fuel tanks are all that remains from the three Erie Mining Co. F9(B) units that have recently been deemed scrap and cut up by a contractor for razor blades etc..

The red signal indicates that there is nothing coming north from Two Harbors for a while, but all eyes were on the sky on this night.