CN has positioned a number of air repeater cars at their former DM&IR Proctor yard as cold weather nears. The side-dump cars are also used seasonally in the winter to move limestone from Duluth to... (more)

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum temporally pulled a string of their equipment outside museum property so they could move a few trucks from the tight confines of their platform area. Some of thes... (more)

Two of NSM's new (ex-CSX) SD70ACe units ease a loaded taconite iron ore train into the yard at Silver Bay. On the left is the silo for tailings that are loading into side dump cars and moved to a ... (more)

Strong thunderstorms rolled through Duluth and in the process knocked over a few double stack cars at the port terminal.

I liked the symmetry of track panels stacked at BNSF's yard in Duluth.

With both BNSF-served taconite iron ore mines closed due to soft demand for steel, most of the railroad's fleet of ore cars is currently stored with the exception of a few sets running to U.S. Ste... (more)

DM&IR Consolidation 332 sets out a car at the Palmers siding. The damp weather made for some nice steam plumes. This locomotive will not operate in 2020 but should be back in operation during 2021... (more)

A UP train of petroleum coke from the Flint Hills Pine Bend refinery near St. Paul unloads at the Midwest Energy Resources Company dock in Superior. The longest vessel on the Great Lakes, the M/V ... (more)

Two former CSX SD70ACe units reconditioned by MEI for Northshore Mining rest at CN's engine facility at Proctor before being moved to the mining railroad. NSM is receiving five of these, 671-675, ... (more)

A conveyor ballast train deposits rock along a BNSF branch line in Duluth. These are interesting trains to observe and how they can dump ballast exactly where it is needed. A Tate & Lyle chemical ... (more)

While railroad museums and tourist lines strive to faithfully recreate vintage scenes when operating photo charters, generally hotboxes are not part of that experience. This overheated journal on ... (more)

A CN crew spots ore cars at ore dock number 6 while a BNSF switch job rolls past underneath. Two vessels from Canadian company Lower Lakes Towing are loading at the dock (Manitoulin and Michipicot... (more)

A CP crew switches the container facility at the Port of Duluth. Three tugs from Great Lakes Towing complement the red of the locomotive.

Two CN trains in action at Duluth as one crew dumps ore cars at Dock 6 while another lifts limestone to Proctor.

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum put together a small train for a media event welcoming its newest addition, former NP passenger GP9 number 245 (ex-ILSX 1382 Dakota Quality Grain). This view is a... (more)