Soo 2500A leads Erie Mining F9A 4211 through Duluth's lower downtown area en route back to Union Depot after a nice run to Two Harbors. The retired ore carrier William A. Irvin ( a former U.S. Ste... (more)

Empty side dump cars from a CN (DMIR) limestone train sit just a few yards from the road I'm standing on, having derailed off the bridge (left) the night before. The falling snow just adds to the ... (more)

BNSF's freight from Superior, Wisconsin to Minneapolis (Northtown yard) crosses over the Net River at Holyoke, Minnesota. Along for the trip was the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's former Soo Line... (more)

With U.S. Steel closing their Keewatin Taconite iron ore mine/plant due to the current soft demand for steel, the firm is supplying its Granite City mill with ore from its large Minntac mine. Keew... (more)

A number of stored former Reserve Mining SD9s mingle with Baldwin locomotives at E&LS's shop at Wells (Escanaba). Cessna 172.

One of Hallett Dock's switchers spots cars of taconite pellet chips/fines at the firm's unloading shed. This ore is from Keewatin Taconite and will be shipped from Hallett Dock by lake vessel to b... (more)

A former GN snow dozer blasts west at 40 mph near Ball Club, Minnesota after a heavy snow.

With a crumbling roof, CN plans to remove the "Mallet House" section of this facility in the future (the black roof in the photo).

A very close call. A southbound UP freight running over BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision from Superior to Minneapolis escaped major damage when this wheelset on a loaded tanker six cars back from the p... (more)

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum's ex-Soo Line GP30 runs light engine up the north shore of Lake Superior clearing the line prior to an empty coal train arriving for winter storage.

Northshore Mining's new locomotive positions ore cars at the dumper in Silver Bay.

A nice pair of CN SD60s shove wedge plow WC 300 (ex-Soo Line/WC) along the Stinson Subdivision (former Soo) in Superior.

One of two former ILSX (WC/UP/MP/TP) GP35s acquired by Wisconsin Great Northern wears fresh paint at Trego. The other, 1388, still wears ILS maroon and gold paint. The GP35s were rebuilt in the 19... (more)

A misty and cold Saturday morning finds a hint of ground fog at Wisconsin Great Northern's base in Trego, WI.

Blue hour descends on BNSF's former Northern Pacific Rices Point yard in Duluth after a nice dusting of snow earlier in the day. A pair of switchers work cars as the wind picks up and the temperat... (more)