Along the old Northern Pacific mainline in the North Dakota badlands an eastbound coal train grinds upgrade.

Another train of taconite descends the grade to Two Harbors and the docks on Lake Superior.

Despite spring flooding that has closed down CP's River Sub, priority auto parts must get through to Ford's St. Paul, MN plant to keep the lines running. SOO 6601 is on an alternate path across Wi... (more)

LS&I's 3-Hill job heads down the hill to the ore dock at Presque Isle on Lake Superior. This bridge across US41 has extra screening along the sides to keep stray iron ore pellets off the windshiel... (more)

Night is settling in over the Upper Michigan woods as CN 2623 makes its way back from the outpost of Baraga, Michigan. A slow shutter speed belies the fact that the light rails of the onetime Dulu... (more)

A small patch of sun briefly illuminates the LS&I 3-Yard job passing through the fall color at Eagle Mills Junction on its way to the mines with clay cars.

Lake Linden & Torch Lake #3, a 3 foot gauge Porter 0-4-0T, backs onto its train on the museum grounds prior to a passenger excursion run.

Summer on the River Line.

Of all the miles operated by the Wisconsin Central 10 years ago, in all but a couple isolated spots this scene would be no more than a mirage of times past. Here on the White Pine Sub however, the... (more)

With thirteen cars of copper from the refinery at White Pine and 5 carloads of used RR ties, a pair of GP40s starts the trip west to Marengo Junction in Wisconsin. The Powderhorn Ski Area towers o... (more)

The turn from Mellen arrives at Prentice for a rendevous with the turn out of Bradley. The two trains will trade cars and return to their home terminals this evening. Three days out of seven each ... (more)

The crew of the Mellen-Prentice turn has made a stop at depot for paperwork and are backing onto their outbound train. The conductor is keeping a watchful eye out as they prepare to cross the main... (more)

A pair of SD75Is are in charge of this northbound train shuttling limestone and empty cars towards the Empire Mine. The SSAM, ex-C&NW, ore cars are the remaining stragglers of a once large fleet d... (more)

After a sleepy winter Dresser is coming to life again with the first trip of the CP Dresser Turn for rip-rap rock coming to town for rip-rap and ballast. A relief crew has just come on duty to bri... (more)

CP is gearing up to battle spring flooding with its first trip of the year to Dresser, WI for rip-rap rock. The conductor is checking in with a quarry worker while two front end loaders are at wor... (more)