A rainy day drives me inside to climb up into one of three Missabe Yellowstones in and around the Twin Ports.
After bringing the loads down the hill from Proctor, the crew prepares to shove them out on dock 6 for unloading. They will be added to the huge pile on the ground already there from winter stockp... (more)
A young boy sits in the engineers seat and sticks his head slightly out the window to imagine what it must have been like to run one of the largest steam locomotives ever built, the DM&IR Yellowst... (more)
This is likely the only spot in Duluth that could be considered street running, even if only for a very short distance.
Hard to believe this was the scene in Duluth a little over a week ago. Most of this snow has since melted due to unseasonably warm temps.
I am heading Up North in April. I guess nostaglia got the better of me.
A former IC SD70 leads limestone loads up Proctor Hill while light engines off an ore train wait to clear.
Soo 700 and DM&IR 193 move 123 empty coal cars along the North Shore Scenic Railroad for short term storage.
Vintage power winds coal empties through the curves as they head off of the BNSF to home rails and a trip up the Lakefront Line for storage.
Vintage power shoves in Run 8 up the longest hill on the Lakefront Line.
Coal empties hold up traffic on the busiest crossing on the NSSR as coal empties are shoved back north for more storage.
I have wanted this shot for a long time. In the summer its really hard and a short passenger train just doesnt do it for me. In the winter when the line shifts to car storage normally the train is... (more)
Interesting consist shoves limestone back up the hole track, and then they will head for Proctor.
A converted GP40X, now a GP38-2 spots cars at Lake Superior Warehousing's facility in Duluth's Port Terminal.
A pair of CP geeps layout at Rice's point yard on a nice August night.