IC 6263 leads a train of loaded taconite around the S curve in Culver, MN.

CN 408 leads this trio of ex Espee Power with a train of iron pellets for the docks at Duluth.

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. Iron ore loads arrive at Proctor fro... (more)

Can these "Sponge Bob Square Cabs" actually be that old? Well, a couple had the honor of fronting the Santa Train over the years and they are not really THAT ugly. Actually I prefer an... (more)

Hauling iron ore pellets back to Proctor yard while the snow falls.

W053 approach's with sprayers on each side of the train killing unwanted vegetation along the right of way.

On the Minntac sub heading north to the largest taconite processing facility in the world to load iron ore pellets.

After coming up from Two Harbors with some interchange cars and dropping them off at Keenan yard, DMIR 409 and 406 have picked up three Dash 8s for the return trip back home. The Dash 8s will rej... (more)

After realigning the derail and picking up the conductor, IC 6250 looks great on the point of CN L512 as it makes its way through the back alleys of Chicago's south side.

L512 departs the Illinois International Port in Chicago with IC 6250 and CN 5323. 6250 still wears Deathstar paint, while 5323 wears the CN North America scheme. To the left is EJ&E Bridge #710, a... (more)

Returning CN Mays Yard with interchange traffic, third trick yard job Y305 passes Pump Station 6 on trackage rights over the NS Back Belt.

Limestone loads headed for Fairlane move north by the old Saginaw depot along CN's Missabe Sub in the late evening. A look at photos previous to my visit showed that there was no Saginaw sign on t... (more)

ACWR 200 crosses the Pee Dee River with the Tillery Hydroelectric Power Plant in the background.

ACWR's crews have varied assignments day to day based on need. This day's 200 crew is working between Oakboro and Candor. They're seen at Norwood with over 50 cars of manifest traffic.

ACWR's 200 job switches at Oakboro with a pair of Canadian rebuild SD40-3s.