Old school! IHB SD38-2's 3861 and 3862 are in charge of a Gibson - Blue Island transfer, rolling west through Dolton.

EJ&E 674 heads down North 7

EJ&E 674 idles at the scales

While Northern Minnesota has had a tame winter so far in 2012, this shot from 2001 shows what winter could look like. Five light units head towards Duluth to clear Proctor Hill as snow continues t... (more)

A really cool lash-up heads south down the River Line. Leading is EJ&E 670, followed by a CN GP40-2LW and a Relco GP10. The GP10 is enroute to the new yard being built in East Morris, the final de... (more)

A classic Elgin, Joliet & Eastern SD38-2 is in control of the River Line local, as it heads south on the approach to Route 126 in Plainfield.

The engineer gives DM&IR 210 the throttle and it responds sending exhaust into the air as they leave the United Taconite Fairlane plant heading to Proctor, MN with loads of taconite pellets.

A former NAR SD38-2 moves about the shops at Walker Yard.

The classic Missabe Road.

Back in the days when maroon and gold roamed the Iron Range in abundance.

A "hospital train" of 12 former LTV Steel Mining Company Alcos head south to new owners. There are ten RS11s (7204, 7206-7208, 7211-7216) headed to the M&E and a C420 (7220) and C424 (7230) bound... (more)

Going out in a blaze of glory. The final ore train from Evtac's Fairlane plant is stopped at milepost 51 after having started a major brush fire. The crew noticed their units were throwing carbon ... (more)

Winter arrived this week with 5 inches of snow Thanksgiving evening and temps around zero this morning. The low morning sun gives this image a cold feel.

A trio of GP38-2s head east down CP's River Subdivision. Lock and Dam 5 can be seen behind, on the Mississippi River.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD38-2 No. 204 heads a southbound taconite ore train at Iron Junction, Minnesota, on September 10, 1989.