The sun is setting literally and figuratively on these old Milwaukee Road units. Taken with permission.

A single Missabe unit MRF?! No, but the next best thing! The MRHS's SD-M glides through the woods on its way to Marbles to swap 8 hoppers for 50ish coal cars.

A single Missabe unit MRF?! No, but the next best thing! The MRHS's SD-M glides through the woods on its way to Marbles to swap 8 hoppers for 50ish coal cars.

On a beautiful Duluth morning, the MRHS's SD-M prepares to go to work on the North Shore Scenic Railroad as 7 hoppers are being swapped for 50ish coal cars at Marbles.

The maroon laden MRF has just cleared and the Proctor Switch with equally rare GP-9RM's and slug. Shown here pulling out of the Missabe's new manifest yard.

Patience is a virtue. After all the other rail fans had left, deterred by the thunderhead in the background, the sun finally popped out and illuminated what I consider an easy Catch of the Year wi... (more)

Probably the coldest Ive ever been in May. The Soo Line pulls the largest freight car in North America, the Schnabel< out of Port Terminal and on towards Stinson Yard. It was snowing! Notice the B... (more)

Patience is a virtue. After all the other rail fans had left, the sun finally popped out and illuminated what I consider an easy Catch of the Year winner, and its only May! Last two maroon engines... (more)

0700 CP Duluth Job switches out Azcon Scrap in very havy fog.

With some of the smallest number boards Ive seen, the Allouez Switch heads back to 28th Yard. Interesting note about this train, in the back you will notice two gondola's filled with untreated tie... (more)

Pea Soup fog blankets the harbors as the 0700 CP Duluth job appears out of nowhere like a ghost, and goes to retrieve the cars they left on the downhill grade.

"ANY SMELT IN THERE?" the engineer yelled as they went by. He was referring to the stream that moves under the reeds and such to the left, and oddly enough, a Budweiser guy had just left after che... (more)

Shave and a haircut! As soon as they saw Mel, both crew members jumped up and waved! Ive found crews are more friendly when you bring your girlfriend along.

Last maroon '40 tugs a T-Bird towards Fairlane.

Missabe country native Bob Dylan once said "The times, they are a changin" Nothing could be more true as the last maroon SD38-2 left tugs around brand new CN ore cars.