Switching

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group heads north out of Duluth, MN and in doing so passes under the Fitgers Brewery which is situated along the shore of Lake Super... (more)

Back when matched pairs of SOO geeps were the rule rather than the exception, Willy has a large Duluth-Superior transfer in tow. The geeps sounding great digging in as they departed Duluth.

SOO 4450 works the yard in Duluth while a salty unloads in the background.

BN 921, former NP Alco S4 no. 721 pairs up with as S2 to handle heavy switching at Rice's Point Yard, Duluth, MN. The pair is making a move from Bridge Yard onto the Rice's Point leads near downto... (more)

One of the classic spots to see locomotives in Duluth was at NP's Rice's Point Yard roundhouse. Of the few visits I was able to make there, this has to be my favorite shot, with GP9s, Alco RS11s a... (more)

A quartet of Missabe power fights off a cold fall rain near the docks on Duluth's west side at the bottom of Proctor Hill. Phase 4 SD9 DMIR 167 is mated up with SD38AC 207, another Phase 4 SD9 and... (more)

Skyline drive is great place to get an overview of the action in Duluth. Here the DMIR is switching the dock while a BN coal train unloads in Superior. I will remember this trip from watching the ... (more)

The circle of life, for taconite anyways, is evident in this photo at the DM&IR ore dock in Duluth. Limestone has been brought in by boat to go to the mines, where it will be mixed with ore to pro... (more)

A trio of C40-8s pick up empty ore cars off Dock 6 while the laker Roger Blough departs with a load of ore for Conneaut. This was the first trip for the Blough in over two months after a serious g... (more)

Riverland Ag's former Cargill SW1 No. 1278 is dwarfed by gain silos as it positions hoppers for unloading. This switcher typically doesn't make an appearance in the evening but a foreign vessel wa... (more)

Rice's Point yard goats on the move.

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)

A volunteer at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum works on restoring a Baldwin truck inside the shop at Duluth, Minnesota, on June 10, 2016.