Canadian National ES44AC 2976 and Norfolk Southern SD70ACe 1074 await a crew in Champaign, Illinois, on October 1, 2017. This train would eventually depart Champaign after Amtrak train 393, the &... (more)

Evidence of "Old School" communications equipment still visible on the left

Taconite loads

Conductor at work aboard a southbound CN passenger special, using passenger cars from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's collection

15th anniversary sticker; shuttle from Thunderbird Mine to Taconite plant at Forbes (Fairlane)

T-Bird shuttle to United Taconite at Forbes (Fairlane), Minnesota