On August 2, 1996, Southern Pacific’s westbound KCOAF (Kansas City to Oakland Forwarder) has just arrived at Colorado’s scenic Tennessee Pass. Led by EMD SD40M-2 No. 8650 (still looking like a... (more)

It seems like when temps hit the -20 mark, the diesels start steaming. In my experience the second generation EMD’s produce a pretty good show, but the real steamers are the new Tier 4 GEVO’s.... (more)

DM&IR 403 has returned from Canada to Proctor to work the E-lead with sister maroon unit 215. Here the duo makes a pull out of the North end of the yard with the former DMIR shop in the backgroun... (more)

Reunited and it feels so good. Last minutes of sunlight highlight the last two remaining DM&IR painted units on CN's roster. Very neat to see in 2022.

A loaded train of crushed raw taconite (blast furnace trim) makes its way across the Whiteface River in Kelsey, MN with a nice mix of power.

Just ahead of an approaching cloud, BLE 906 and CN 5459 head north through Wolf, MN.

CN 2040 leads limestone loads North up Spirit Mountain.

DMIR right at home: The Duluth Missabe & Iron Range has returned home to Proctor Yard once again as the 17:00 E Lead job kicks cars at the yard in the last rays of golden hour with DMIR SD40T-3 40... (more)

Right at home! The last two DM&IR painted locos on CN's roster, SD40T-3 403 and SD38-2 215, are working the 1700 E Lead at Proctor Yard's north end. 215 has been assigned to Proctor for quite some... (more)

An empty eastbound coal train returns to the mine in Illinois to reload for the Labadie Power Plant in Missouri.

The MNA Carthage South Local and Cotter North Local meeting at Gretna siding next to Royal Oak Charcoal. The two trains meet here so the crews can swap trains and head back to their originating po... (more)

The familiar face of DMIR 409 heads up a rail train at Fairbanks, MN on the CN Iron Range sub and will drop rail heading back north after the clearing of a northbound empty and a southbound loads ... (more)

There is no rumbling to be heard as DMIR 406 crosses over the stout former Duluth Missabe and Northern (DM&N) concrete bridge. This bridge gets plenty of tonnage in a day as this is the CN Iron R... (more)

BLE 906 leads the L567 (Proctor to Ranier) freight north on the Missabe sub with a planned stop at Keenan yard shortly to drop off the trailing unit and do some work before continuing onward.