With both BNSF-served taconite iron ore mines closed due to soft demand for steel, most of the railroad's fleet of ore cars is currently stored with the exception of a few sets running to U.S. Ste... (more)
DM&IR Consolidation 332 sets out a car at the Palmers siding. The damp weather made for some nice steam plumes. This locomotive will not operate in 2020 but should be back in operation during 2021... (more)
A UP train of petroleum coke from the Flint Hills Pine Bend refinery near St. Paul unloads at the Midwest Energy Resources Company dock in Superior. The longest vessel on the Great Lakes, the M/V ... (more)
Two former CSX SD70ACe units reconditioned by MEI for Northshore Mining rest at CN's engine facility at Proctor before being moved to the mining railroad. NSM is receiving five of these, 671-675, ... (more)
A conveyor ballast train deposits rock along a BNSF branch line in Duluth. These are interesting trains to observe and how they can dump ballast exactly where it is needed. A Tate & Lyle chemical ... (more)