Although I suspect the "two thumbs up" displayed by the engineer on B&LE 906 was intended for his fellow CN employee, I felt the sign was just as appropriate for capturing the noses of two U.S. St... (more)
In a somewhat rare at least for this winter snowstorm, the crew on board DM&IR 405 has to be discussing what kind of moron is out taking train pictures during a snowstorm while they pull up to tak... (more)
A rolling meet north of Proctor as an empty U-779 (Minntac) with BNSF ore cars and DP unit shoving meets an arriving loaded U-717 (Unitac) ore train behind B&LE 903.
With the last rays from a warm January sun slipping away, DM&IR 403 leads the 140 loads of fresh taconite pellets south for Proctor, MN. The windmill in the distance is on U.S. Steel Minntac prop... (more)
It's minus 26 degrees below zero and the wind is coming out of the northwest giving a windchill reading of minus 40 degrees below zero so the National Weather Service issued an extreme weather ale... (more)