A former GN snow dozer dusts the Prairie River east of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A rare (for northern Minnesota) pair of FXE units provided the power.

A former GN snow dozer blasts west at 40 mph near Ball Club, Minnesota after a heavy snow.

BNSF's 2019 Employee Special rolls west though Cloquet on the Lakes Subdivision after boarding passengers at Carlton.

BNSF snow dozer 940022 (former Great Northern) works west along the Lakes Sub near Cass Lake in northern Minnesota. Note: telephoto lens and track curves off to the left, not standing in front of ... (more)

BNSF snow dozer 940027 clears the mainline through Cloquet.

On St. Patrick's Day the calendar still said winter and Mother Nature made sure to remind us of that fact. A pair of GP50s hustle the westbound Brainerd Local with 14 cars across Huson Trestle on ... (more)

Earlier this year former Duluth & Northeastern 2-8-0 number 28 (ex-DM&IR 332) was moved from Cloquet back to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. Cloquet Terminal Railroad had started rest... (more)

The Grand Rapids Local rolls over the Prairie River just east of its destination.

The DPU on an all-rail ore train kicks up fresh powder as it rolls through Cloquet.

Late afternoon rolling meet between the DP units on two ore trains south of Superior. On the left is an empty dock train to Hibbing Taconite and on the right is an all-rail load to Granite City (S... (more)

The red switch broom on the nose along with the Cascade Green is a fitting combination for the holidays. The Brainerd Local hustles west while dark clouds loom over Lake Superior.

This is where a telephoto lens is a must. Although the flanger sign indicates the front blade of this snow dozer will lift to clear a crossing the hard packed snow chunks will still rain down far ... (more)

Dashing through the snow...after not seeing a train in almost 2 days, the Grand Rapids Local has the honors of opening up the Lakes Sub north of Carlton after the Twin Ports area received 2 feet o... (more)

Westbound Superior to Grand Forks manifest dispenses with a plow ridge in downtown Cloquet.

BNSF's employee special rolls across Huson Bridge on the southern edge of Jay Cooke State Park.