Looking like a mixed train, Missabe 193 prepares to shove four passenger and two freight cars to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. The freight cars are for a display on Saturday for National Rail... (more)

The old and new pose at the Duluth Union Depot during a special railfan weekend.

The handful of former Milwaukee Road units still roaming around in faded colors likely won't last much longer as CP overhauls its fleet.

A classic example of a broken coupler that sidelined this SD40-3, forcing it to be set-out for repairs.

With Lake Superior on the right and Interstate 35 on the left, Missabe 193 rolls alongside Duluth's Lakewalk with 123 empty coal cars coming out of winter storage for Detroit Edison.

It's officially spring but there is still plenty of ice in the harbor as Minnesota experiences a colder than normal spring. The shipping season is well underway though as two ships and one train ... (more)

Work continues to replace this old wood trestle in far western Duluth as a pair of ex-Frisco units roll over it for what could be the last time. The new bridge is expected to be in service soon.

A filthy GE contrasts with the clean snow flocked trees after a heavy wet snow the night prior.

An ore train eases towards the ore dock after another wet snowfall.

I can't imagine these bandits will last long in Milwaukee colors, but then again we said that 25 years ago....

Missabe 193 is small in comparison to the Mesabi Miner. Compare this shot to 432284 taken exactly one week earlier.

Heavy snow hangs from the code line as an empty ore train begins its assault on Proctor Hill from the dock in Duluth.

RP.Net contributor Max Medlin uses a former Minnesota Power GE to shuffle ailing DM&IR 316 back to the barn while sister 193 stands ready to go it alone.

Mechanical problems with a sister unit forced the DM&IR #193 into service solo. She did a great job, pulling 123 coal cars 26 miles over some decent grades. Seen here about to hit the lakefront.

Lots of history tied together here in a pretty cool way. The thousand foot Mesabi Miner was named to honor the people of the Mesabi Iron Range who had encouraged the development of the mining indu... (more)