These signals came online in 1976 with the expansion of mining at the Thunderbird South pit of what was then called Eveleth Mines (now United taconite). The signals went dark when the pit ceased ... (more)

A full moon illuminates the landscape and signals at S. Fairlane on the CN Missabe Sub. at 2330.

The two Northern Pacific inspired GP9's that serve the St. Croix Valley Railroad sit outside the office on a cold February night.

Taconite and Timber, the major industries of northern Minnesota. A still steaming pellet train from Hibbing Taconite to Allouez, WI. rolls down the BNSF Lakes Sub which passes through Cloquet, MN... (more)

It's the last day of 2012 and it's cold out here. With the temperature near the zero mark, the Rapids Local sets out a cut of cars under the massive Sappi mill in Cloquet, MN before they head off... (more)

Former Erie Mining and later LTV Steel Alco RS-11 #7209 sits next to the former Missabe RR's Hinsdale branch (which ran to Ely, MN) waiting for movement to it's new owner, Mesabi Nugget, which bou... (more)

A T-Bird train carring raw ore from the mine towards the plant crosses over the yet unfrozen St. Louis river during a snowfall.

Erie Mining/LTV Steel owned three Alco C420’s. Number 7222 was delivered as # 602 in 1965 and in 1991 was assigned to the Hoyt Lakes plant site where it worked crude ore trains hauling rock from... (more)

Former Erie Mining and later LTV Steel Alco RS-11 #7209 sits under the Hinsdale bridge and next to the former Missabe RR's Hinsdale branch waiting for movement to it's new owner, Mesabi Nugget, wh... (more)

Looking more like the bottom of a bird cage than one of the once mighty Erie Mining/ LTV Steel EMD built F units, EMCO 4214 sits in the weeds in a small three track yard on Cliffs Erie property wa... (more)

One of the former Erie Mining Company F9(A) units and three B units (#4223, 4225 and 4224) now owned by Cliffs Erie sit along trackage that was once used to serve the massive pellet plant ( which... (more)

Pushing 72 years old, this SW1 owned by the Cloquet Terminal Railroad still shows no signs of slowing down despite being used daily serving the Sappi paper mill and is kept in working order by the... (more)

Standing on the former Erie Mining Dunka Branch bridge which Erie Mining used to access the Dunka Mine shooting the NSM 1100 loads two miles out their own mine and yard at Babbitt.

After running up the North Shore Scenic Railroad trackage and a two hour stop at the former D&IR depot in Two Harbors, the passengers and crew are back on board and are now making the return run t... (more)

As the SOO 2719 lays over at the Duluth and Iron Range depot at Two Harbors an eldery gentleman walks up and takes a photograph of the impressive steam engine with his camera while talking with t... (more)