Cutting through the falling snow with interchange traffic from Two Harbors, MN, the MRF is almost to Keenan yard to make a quick set-out and pick-up and return to Two Harbors calling it a day.

Coming into Virginia, MN the heavy snow falling almost obscures the steaming taconite pellets from the Minorca mine as they begin the trip south for an end trip destination at Two Harbors, MN.

Built in 1992 by General Electric, this C40-8 is a shadow of its former self. Retired and sold to Cresson Steel in 2016, 8758 has been parted out and awaits it fate.

Bright Future On A Bleak Day. On December 29, 2012, CSX Q271 had the YN2 pair of CSXT 7516 and 7610 (C40-8/Dash 8-40C, built 6/1989 and 7/1990, GE) as it passed through Ridgefield Park, New... (more)

A trio of C40-8's lead Canadian National loaded taconite train U793 as it accelerates through Spruce, Minnesota on a cold December morning. The steaming load of pellets from Minorca are bound for ... (more)

A trio of GE C40-8s power an empty Chicago & North Western unit coal train through Walker, Wyoming, on the afternoon of July 25, 1992. The train is headed back to load at one of the mines in Powde... (more)

UP 9339 and CNW 8558 lead a 69 car ASENP-22 (Seattle-North Platte) through the curves between Dale Jct. and "old" Dale on the climb to Sherman.

Rock Island Rail 2127 rests in Sumner, Mississippi.

Fix It And Shoot It. On August 10, 2021, the lettering was completed on Rock Island Rail 2127 (née-CNW 8544, C40-8C). It sits next to RILX 4310 (née-SOU 2764, GP38) in the pre-dawn hours ... (more)

Lettering. In the pre-dawn hours of August 10, 2021 in Sumner, Mississippi, the lettering was completed on Rock Island Rail 2127 (née-CNW 8544, C40-8C). The unit was not operable at the ti... (more)

An eastbound departs Fremont, NE on its way to Chicago one autumn afternoon. Power in color schemes from the merged railroads was prevalent - in this case a pair of Rio Grande units - an SD40T-2 a... (more)

Gary, IN - Prince George, BC train M347 heads west at Swan Landing.

Heading for Two Harbors, MN under clear and cold conditions.

A couple of trains ready to depart CN's Keenan yard with one, the L568, having to wait for other, R901, to get out first.

Heading off the CN Missabe sub and onto the Iron Range sub at Iron Jct. west wye bound for Two Harbors, MN.