A steaming pile of fresh taconite leaves Utac's production plant for the short trip to duluth. I don't know why this crew has decided to leave a case of drinking water on the hood of their old wor... (more)

Limestone Loads headup the hill to Proctor Yard around Spirit Mountain Curve

Limestone Loads headup the hill to Proctor Yard

Pulling Limestone Loads from the Lakehead storage facilty

214 was getting a work out today. Here it is seen near Eveleth, MN.

Loaded and pulling hard.

On the way to the Sierra Pacific Mill in Burney, McCloud #37 has what would turn out to be the last empties to go to the mill. #37 is crossing over Highway 89 just North of Lake Brittan.

A trio of classic non-turbo Missabe SD38s roll south towards Proctor with ore loads from United Taocnite.

A trio of Missabe SD38s depart Dock 6 with a string of empties and begin their climb out of the Lake Superior Basin.

An empty ore train climbs out of the Lake Superior basin behind a trio of Missabe SD38s. A portion of Superior, Wisconsin can be seen in the distance.

EJE goes back to work on the day after Christmas.

MCR 36 has just climbed the grade from Bartle to Curtis on its way to Burney. It has the usual consist for that time, empty hoppers for Dicalite at Cayton and empty center beams for the Sierra Pac... (more)

Arriving at Berry, #37 will be left in Burney for future use while trailing unit #36 will take the loads from the Sierra Pacific mill back to McCloud the following day. By this time it took a full... (more)

Climbing out of the Burney Basin at Cayton. The railroad was for sale at that point, but a year later no buyer had been found and the line shut down June 30th, 2006. The track (as far as I know) i... (more)

McCloud Railway #38 has brought a cut of long stored box cars to Pierce where they will await later movement to the Union Pacific at Mt. Shasta City. Engineer Bob Sharrah and the #38 will spend th... (more)