B&LE 909 eases steaming ore loads down Proctor Hill towards Duluth.

A pair of SD75Is shove hard on the rear of a northbound manifest as they assist it out of the Lake Superior Basin.

A CP switch foreman checks his list to see how far away the cut is.

A 72 car transfer heads for the CP yard at Rice's Point.

One of the Snow Dozer crew keeps an eye on the snow wave as they plow through the yard.

The BNSF snow gang is busy in Rice's Point Yard trying to stay ahead of the snow fall here in the Twin Ports. The old GN snow dozers sure come in handy for moving snow.

On the last day of operation for the NSSR the 9169 and DMIR 193 make up the consist for the Polar Express. In the twighlight hour of the evening the lights on the loco and car really start to glow... (more)

Blizzard! A pair of IC SD40-2 help a northbound manifest up Steelton Hill in far western Duluth during near white-out conditions.

The morning Proctor Roadswitch job lugs 34 loaded limestone cars towards Proctor form Duluth.

The clean bright nose of the 407 contrasts nicely with the newly fallen snow as the PRS lugs limestone loads up Proctor hill. The smoke show is provided by the IC 6252.

Stumbled upon a few things while roaming around the Duluth area. Found out later that this unit had been acquired by the Minnesota Transportation Museum.

Perched high atop Dock No. 6, the PRS spots loads above while the James R. Barker loads pellets below. The rusting remains of the no longer used Dock No.5 are in the foreground.

The Hill Ore runs "wrong main" up Proctor Hill after a large washout had underminded the northbound main the night before.

A lone Burlington Northern unit waits for an assignment in the yard as a Canadian Pacific unit finishes it's switching duties over to the left. Burlington Northern's taconite loading facility at... (more)

Who says bentonite isn't dusty?