A pair of BNSF switchers shove grain loads towards an elevator while three CP ECOs rest between assignments. The laker Philip R. Clarke is shown in the distance approaching a fuel dock at the Port... (more)

A MRL business train departs the impressive NP depot in Missoula for a trip to Dixon and back.

The handful of former Milwaukee Road units still roaming around in faded colors likely won't last much longer as CP overhauls its fleet.

An ore car that will be 60 years old next year is still earning its keep for CN.

A young girl dashes off the "Christmas City Express" at Duluth Union Depot during the inaugural evening for this train. This former C&NW RDC is decorated for the season and makes shuttle runs betw... (more)

A former GB&W RS-2 headed for Milwaukee leads the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's ex-DM&IR SD18 193, GN NW-5 192 and DM&IR combine W-24, which are headed to Proctor for winter storage.

The LS&M's centercab (actually a 50-ton model) fights high grass at the end of the line as it runs around its train. This is a former NP line (the first railroad route into Duluth).

The Hill Ore runs "wrong main" up Proctor Hill after a large washout had underminded the northbound main the night before.

The ex-C&NW geep feels right at home, the b-unit not so much. The light rail and single car tells the story on how hard it is for this line to survive.

The summer yellows are out in full bloom as the Duluth Transfer runs light engine past CN's Duluth ore dock as the M/V Indiana Harbor backs up to the shiploader.

The last revenue ore train to be operated by LTV Steel Mining Company eases out of the plant area for its run to Taconite Harbor. This train consisted of taconite pellet chips and fines reclaimed ... (more)

A pair of CP geeps switch cars while the 1000-footer American Century is getting ready for the start of the shipping season on March 25.

A former DM&IR SD9 (145) leads two sister SD9s on a transfer at Dayton's Bluff.

Originally the unique visitors in the center caught the attention of my lens but some 20 plus years later it is the string of MRL SD9s and geeps on the left that draw my eyes. The relatively fresh... (more)

A nice EMD lash-up pulls towards St. Paul Yard.