An empty limestone train eases down the ramp to Missabe Junction while a Proctor Roadswitch crew positions an ore train for dumping.

The old girl lives! DMIR 403 has been through a lot this year already. Involved in a wreck at Fairbanks earlier this year and at the time it's fate was unknown. CN brass decided to repair it and... (more)

The FP7 demonstrator in freight service in 2014?! After running this fine unit the day before I took this day for pictures of the very rare move. Here they are seen descending Lemon Drop Hill with... (more)

Missabe fans will recognize this as being very near to where the DM&IR's Endion Yard was located until the freeway was built. In the 1980's the line was sold and is now operated by the North Shore... (more)

In March of 2000 the DM&IR suffered a major derailment of a loaded ore train at the base of Steelton Hill. The train was an all-rail move from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant to Geneva Steel in Utah. T... (more)

A close-up view of SOO 2500A's engine compartment after its radiator was removed for repair.

A winter of heavy snow followed by some warm days has caused localized flooding in the Twin Ports, including CP's yard in Duluth. I wouldn't want to hang the air on those cars - that water is cold... (more)

A topless lady. Soo 2500A had its radiator removed today for repairs prior to attending the Streamliners at Spencer event later this year.

Where SD40s no longer tread. A view taken inside the DW&P's curved 520-ft tunnel in far western Duluth. Blasted out in 1912, this rugged line into Duluth was abandoned in 1984 when the Peg started... (more)

A lonely SD40-2 rests in a wet surrounding as snow continues to melt. The 1850 was being used for RCO training at this former NP yard.

A pair of ex-Frisco MP15s work the North American Salt facility along Duluth's waterfront as the USCGC Alder rests at its berth after a hard day of breaking ice in the harbor.

Soo 2500A idles outside the shop building prior to helping move a stored coal train off the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

An Azcon self-propelled crane moves a loaded gondola into position to be picked up. The crane's "junk yard dog" condition looks fitting considering the environment it works in.

A CP section employee uses a leaf blower to clear out a switch after a heavy snow the night prior. I'm sure he was thinking this winter has to end sometime.

Already showing the signs of heavy use, this former EMD demonstrator leads Q199 upgrade out of Duluth on the former Missabe Road.