Soo 2719 arrives back into Duluth after a successful run to Two Harbors.

Soo 2719 backs its train into Duluth Union Depot after a successful run to Two Harbors and back. Given drought conditions in the Duluth area a hi-rail fire patrol followed the train and has stoppe... (more)

Let's see, if I just use my back and lift here...

A delayed Superior-Northtown (Minneapolis) freight allows for nice afternoon light on the tall bridge at Sandstone.

A front view of D&NE 28 as it undergoes restoration to operating condition at the shops of the Cloquet Terminal (successor to the D&NE). The former DM&IR consolidation is owned by the Lake Superio... (more)

Where sail meets rail. A pair of BNSF geeps make up the transfer to Superior while two MP15s ease down the west side of the yard after switching a foundry. The 1000-footer Walter J. McCarthy Jr. i... (more)

Two Ferromex units are on the point and two on the rear as this loaded ore train from Minnesota to Mexico rolls past an old mill on BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision.

The LS&M's center cab GE seemingly floats above Mud Lake as it makes it was over a causeway near New Duluth.

A delayed train 483 heads north on BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision.

Early evening catches CP train 483 about to exit BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision as its nears the end of its run at Stinson Yard in Superior, Wisconsin. I bet the crew enjoyed the air conditioning of... (more)

CP 5011 leads a long 112-car train north on BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision during the dog days of summer. Destination is the former Soo Line Stinson Yard in Superior, Wisconsin.

Near sunset a local eases out of Proctor headed for Keenan yard on the Iron Range . Along for the ride are three new CREX GEs for testing on Northshore Mining

Close-up view of two CREX GEs being tested by Northshore Mining. EMD SD70ACe units are slated to test later in the year.

Just after sunrise a pair of showroom-fresh GEs pierce shadows as they head for Silver Bay with 156 cars of taconite iron ore. EMD-exclusive NSM has a four-month lease on three of these. EMD SD70A... (more)

Just after sunrise a pair of showroom-fresh GEs lead 156 ore loads through the mosquito breeding grounds of Northeastern Minnesota. EMD-exclusive NSM has a four-month lease on three of these.