Soo 2500A is no stranger to this part of Duluth as it called frequently at the Soo Line Depot, which was located just to the left, before being removed in the name of urban renewal in the early 19... (more)

Although not rare, it isn't overly common to find two CP jobs working Duluth at the same time. ICE 6440 is delivering a 40-car transfer from Superior while a pair of ECOs wait to switch it out upo... (more)

An excavator on a Herzog slot train works to clear a drainage prior to snow melting.

A pair of CP ECOs are small in comparison to the Great Lakes Fleet tug-barge Presque Isle, which was getting ready to depart its winter lay-up berth in Duluth.

With light snow still falling, DMIR 316 and crew break trail as they head out of town along Interstate 35 near downtown Duluth, MN. The crew was on duty on this day to retrieve a cut of coal cars... (more)

After being pulled out of the "warm storage", SOO 2500 takes on water at the shop before being coupled to DMIR 316 to make a run to get empty coal cars out of storage for BNSF.

The crew at the North Shore Scenic Railroad use ex-Missabe 316 to plow through the yard trackage after a significant over night snowfall. The crew was working on getting the FP7 SOO 2500 and, whe... (more)

The original FP7 demonstrator, SOO 2500-A, roars down the North Shore Scenic RR trackage to deliver coal cars back to the BNSF after being stored on the NSSR for part of the winter.

This former Conrail SD45 had been used in CN (DW&P) pool service through the Twin Ports until it suffered a broken crankshaft and was relegated to "display" status at various Operation Lifesaver a... (more)

Two former GN locomotives look sharp in their clean Cascade Green as they prepare to lead a passenger extra from Duluth to Iron River, Wisconsin for underprivileged children.

Quite the colorful and unique consist leads an ore train bound eventually for Escanaba, Michigan.

Two recently repainted ex-Oakway (EMD) SD60s lift M347 up Steelton Hill in far western Duluth.

The LS&M's centercab (actually a 50-ton model) fights high grass at the end of the line as it runs around its train. This is a former NP line (the first railroad route into Duluth).

SOO 2500A leads it's train of coal empties across Highway 61 as they roar back to Duluth to a waiting BNSF who will put them back in service hauling coal ASAP.

The first seasonal all-rail ore train from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant to the Port of Escanaba (Michigan) rolls south across the St. Louis River with 200 light-loaded cars (CN 8102 was on the rear ... (more)