Great Northern SD7 562 switching the DM&IR interchange yard at Saunders May 1970. Built in July 1952 and rebuilt in June 1968. The Big Sky Blue has held up very well on the 562 considering this pa... (more)

Burlington Northern F7A 650 at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior May 1970. BN 650 was built in April 1952 as Great Northern 315C and was sold to Precision National in December 1972. J. David Ingles P... (more)

Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway NW2 104 and SW1200 105 leading a cut of cement hoppers at LST&T Belknap Yard June 20, 1977. This is likely the afternoon Tower Bay Job with cars for the... (more)

A BNSF crew spots empty hopper cars at the Envirotech/Hallett 8 dock in Superior as the vessel Algoma Sault departs after unloading a cargo of salt at the dock.

Burlington Northern U28C 5672 and another U Boat lead a train through 17th St. Yard in Superior September 1972. The Big NP U Boats were almost non existent in the Twin Ports before the BN merger b... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6101 ready for work at Belknap Roundhouse June 1970. The 6101 was built in February 1954 as GN 574 and retired in November 1994. This is likely THE first cascade green loco... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6012 resting in the Old Town Yard in East End Superior October 1975. Built as GN 562 in July 1952 and retired in September 1983. The 562 suffered fire damage on September 4... (more)

Great Northern SD7 566 waiting for an NP freight to cross Winter St. in Superior February 1970. GN 566 was built in March 1953 and retired as BN 6016 in September 1983. In this photo it looks like... (more)

Burlington Northern GP35 2528 at Belknap St. Roundhouse in Superior July 1971. Built as CB&Q 982 in March 1964. A few Q GP35s were tested in taconite service out of Allouez around 1971 to replace ... (more)

An empty potash train awaits a crew change at what was then DW&P's Pokegama Yard.

Soo Line GP38-2 4418 hides most, but not all of the patch work on GP40 no. 2018, a former MILW unit. the two units are at Superior, WI with the old Soo Line roundhouse peeking out in the backgroun... (more)

Burlington Northern GP9M 1350 switching the flour mills in East End Superior October 1976. The 1350 was built as Great Northern 900 in February 1958 with parts from retired GN FT 249B. The prime m... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6017 sits in front of the Allouez Yard Office in July 1975. By this time on the BN, old paint locomotives were getting fewer and fewer with each passing year. Luckily Super... (more)

Great Northern SD9 573 and sister SD9 587 rest in the bitter cold at Belknap St. Roundhouse in Superior January 1969. The 573 has lived a full life since being built in February 1954 carrying 5 di... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6008 resting on the dirt house tracks at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior September 1973. The 6008 was built as Great Northern 558 in May 1952 and wore two of the three GN pa... (more)