Soo 2719 standing in as DM&IR Pacific 403 for the Missabe Railroad Historical Society convention in Duluth. DM&IR's 4-6-2s frequented this depot during the steam era while Soo 2719 called at the W... (more)

This would turn some heads at Trow and Murphy City! Imagine cruising down the 74 mile long Erie Mining Company mainline while passing through the woods of northern Minnesota in this HY-Rail Inspec... (more)

Not quite the same as Soo 2719, but the kids sure love it.

Soo 2719 heads towards Two Harbors during its first outing of 2011.

Where I work. NW5 is getting its engine worked on again, as we hold a certain blue guy hostage...

The smell of brake dust and diesel exhaust with the squeal of metal on metal filling the air as the 15:00 Proctor Road Switch comes down the 2.2% grade from Proctor with taconite loads for the doc... (more)

PRS set moves limestone with former Missabe, B&LE, and IC units.

Still in original paint scheme

Former UP C630 acquired by DMIR

Some of the many "toys" of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and Depot in downtown Duluth.

We pulled this old girl out this afternoon to fit the #2719 in the shop. Over the winter the #4211 received a repainted cab, engine work, and brand new side panels on the engineers side, complete ... (more)

Ore train on the dock and a limestone train with B&LE units on the left while a BNSF coal train dumps across the bay.

The grade from Missabe Junction to Collingwood shows in this image as three tunnel motors (one ex-DM&IR, two former Bessemer) lift limestone loads towards Proctor. Ore loads for the dock rest abov... (more)

A pair of nice looking CP red units switch the former Soo Line yard while a vessel unloads at the Duluth Port Terminal.

After 3 1/2 years of work, the former Great Northern NW5 #192 was nearly completely rebuilt engine wise. June 6th, 2011 was the first time she was moved under load in nearly 4 years, and will take... (more)