This is what we came for! An impromptu road trip yields great rewards as two sets of greens were used on this day as opposed to the blue CEFX leasers. 7 Tilden arrives back at Eagle Mills with loa... (more)

Minntac loads wind around the corner just minutes out of Waldo and a steep descent to the docks at Two Harbors.

I will admit I was not excited when I heard the leader, but upon doing some more research, I am perfectly ok with it. Originally a GMD SD40,only 28 of these units were rebuilt by the CN in the 90'... (more)

Although endless CN GE's can get old, the commitment CN has made to this Winnipeg-Chicago freeway is amazing. Steelton Hill is now the premium place in town to watch lots of trains putting on a sh... (more)

Couldn't pass up a shot of my new truck as a new CN GE flys by.

Starting from a near dead stop, the two Missabe motors are really digging in here as they lug 147 sand cars up the stiff grade towards Duluth.

The Monday after Super Bowl Sunday finds an odd sight along the tracks. With no crossings anywhere near here, a car managed to find its way onto the tracks from the parking lot above after being s... (more)

Although red is now the rule instead of maroon, in this scene we still see a P5, searchlight signals and steaming pellets.

The best looking engine around these parts has steaming pellets from Minntac headed to Two Harbors. I tell ya, if you want to get away and relax, Brimson, MN is the place for you! Couldn't ask for... (more)

While much of Duluth rising in the background has changed over the years, the most striking transformation has been on the grassy ground in the foreground. Once full of tracks and cars, known as t... (more)

Although most sets will not be pulled until May, with MERC up and running again one set of coal cars was pulled back into service for the BNSF. Seen here heading down Lemon Drop Hill. Some kind an... (more)

Big deal, two ore trains at Proctor... whats the big deal? Unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that the glut of cheap foreign steel has decimated the Iron Range of Minnesota. Out... (more)

A decent looking GP40X leads a merger mate on a shuttle for CHS on a beautiful, but somber day in Duluth. An hour after this train departed, Rices Point Yard ceased to have a Yardmaster. All dutie... (more)

Racing clouds that seemingly came out of no where, a fresh BLE #900 slows for a meet at Jones.

A very freshly repainted BLE #900 takes a little of the sting off of discovering a bunch of pines have grown up and ruined a beautiful curve shot there. This is what I managed. I'm not sure who pa... (more)