Burlington Northern S4 920 switching at Rices Point Yard in Duluth August 1970. Built as NP 720 in December 1953 and retired in May 1973. J.W. Stubblefield Photo from my Collection.

IC 6252 taking the Proctor switch towards Missabe Junction.

DMIR 405 taking ore loads into Duluth.

Chicago and Northwestern GP7 4432 approaching Bridge Yard in downtown Duluth July 1983. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

The CN Proctor Switch pulling limestone empties into Missabe Junction.

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum temporally pulled a string of their equipment outside museum property so they could move a few trucks from the tight confines of their platform area. Some of thes... (more)

The North Shore Scenic Railroads newest acquisition, a GP9 built for the NP for passenger service currently in Dakota Quality Grain Coop heading up the shoreline giving riders a fantastic view.

Strong thunderstorms rolled through Duluth and in the process knocked over a few double stack cars at the port terminal.

I liked the symmetry of track panels stacked at BNSF's yard in Duluth.

Former DMIR tunnel motor 405 leads limestone loads up famed Spirit Mountain.

GN NW5 no. 192 parks next to former Erie Mining F9A no. 4211 among other equipment stored outdoors at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN. Their website reports the museum has reopened... (more)

NP 3617 remains parked with other museum equipment during June 2020 due to the COVID-19 shutdown of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. At least late afternoon sunlight permitted a glimpse of it pa... (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)

BLE 903 spots her ore train for dumping into Dock 6 in Duluth, while Central Marine Logistics' Joseph L. Block unloads limestone into the hopper on the side of the dock. The limestone will eventua... (more)

Burlington Northern S4 919 resting in front of the yard office at Rices Point Yard in Duluth October 1970. Robert C Anderson Photo from my Collection.