DM&IR 227 is the best preserved of the three Missabe Yellowstones, thanks to the efforts of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and members of the Missabe Railroad Historical Society. The Society ... (more)

SOO Line 2719 passes in front of an old coal fired power plant while returning to Duluth with an NRHS Convention special train.

The second of many coal empties makes its way off the North Shore Scenic Railroad's line along the north shore of Lake Superior (visible in the background). The coal cars are reentering service af... (more)

A pair of IC SD40-2's come to the rescue of this stalled CN stacker on Steelton Hill in far West Duluth. Both have just started pushing hard.

Its days like these that will live in my memory forever. With the F-unit not loading, the clean shaven old ex-GN, ex-BN, and ex-BNSF hogger Frank Christopherson pressed the mic button on the radio... (more)

The Missabe Yellowstones were among the most advanced steam locomotives ever built; nearly every feature was modern, and the whistle lever was no exception. There was no pull rope for the whistle... (more)

Inside the restored cab of DM&IR Yellowstone No. 227. With the drive wheels slowly revolving underneath, No. 227 almost seems alive. The engine has one of the largest cabs I've ever been insid... (more)

A pair of locomotives from the railroad museum works at gathering the first train of stored cars for a return to service.

The CP Duluth Switch pulls a few cars from the local scrapyard.

SOO 4417 shoves back towards General Mills.

Interesting juxtaposition in this shot. The former BN engineer is running a 50+ year old engine on a 100+ year old line, while the 18 year old conductor is making the joint on 3 year old cars. The... (more)

IC SD70's leading a train in Northern Minnesota? Well not quite... With all the heavy trains CN has been running on the former DMIR and DWP lines, helpers are needed to get these land barges up an... (more)

DW&P 3606,3608,3607,3610 are at the West Duluth roundhouse.

Long before the CN merger, single tracking the hill, all the motels, gas stations and Mickey D's, Boundary Road was a great spot for shooting DM&IR action. The second SD9 rebuild 301 leads 2 unreb... (more)

Its 1991 and...