Built in 1906, the interior of an old Duluth and Iron Range caboose shows a little wear. Furry woodland creatures with fury now call this place home along with some birds and other assorted anim... (more)

A northbound CN freight rumbles and bumbles along up the CN Missabe sub passing through the control points of S. and N. Fairlane while heading to Canada as the northern lights dance in the sky abo... (more)

The mining near Soudan, MN began operation in 1882 as a open pit mine operation, and moved to underground mining by 1900 for safety reasons. From 1901 until the end of active mining in 1962, the S... (more)

The mighty Yellowstone 225 watches over the city of Proctor and it's rich railroad history.

Two of the three brand spanking new GE's being tested by Northshore Mining have just departed the mine yard track at Babbitt and are heading out on the 47 mile trip to Silver Bay and the processin... (more)

The crew from the Keenan Switch Job dismounts and gives a roll by to IC 6250 leading a U-789 taconite train south through the yard on a fog filled day. Obstructed by the fog and steam is a northb... (more)

Tucked inside Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, across from one of the largest and coolest HO layouts ever, is this little steam locomotive with quite a story of it's own which goes someth... (more)

The Proctor Road Switch finishes up spotting cars loaded with iron ore pellets on the right side on the dock and is going to take the two cuts of empties on the left back to Proctor as a BNSF coal... (more)

Actual rails laid by the Missabe RR found on what remains of the DM&IR Woodbridge branch line located NE of Buhl, MN. The Missabe put this branch line in for the sole purpose to service a few nat... (more)

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group coasts through Proctor yard as they continue on their tour of NE Minnesota and will now travel towards Duluth, MN before going... (more)

Minnesota Commercial's home base/roundhouse hosts a lot of interesting power in the form of Alco's, MLW's and GE units. They even have some interesting names painted on them like Crocodile GE and... (more)

A crew works on switching duties at BNSF's Rice Point Yard in Duluth, MN as several ships are getting to the tail end of winter layup at the Port of Duluth.

This old EMD SW1 still painted for former owner Anderson Windows who used it at their Bayport, MN facility before being donated to the Minnesota Transportation Museum who uses the little engine fo... (more)

The new kids on the block. CN has been looking to replace their aging EMD fleet in the ore pool and this seems to be their solution. These ex-C&NW C40-8s have been modified with straight air cont... (more)

A old GP9 waits quietly for the call of duty as a 240 ton United Taconite production haul truck rolls by behind it. This GP9 is used by Laurentian Aggregates to move hoppers around the pit for lo... (more)