MD&W 16 rests inside the roundhouse awaiting it's next tour of duty.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 17 has just made its first move outside the enginehouse and car shops at International Falls, Minnesota. The remote control equipped locomotive has just pulled a ba... (more)

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 18 and 16 sit outside the enginehouse, carshops and dispatchers office at International Falls, Minnesota. The crew one man crews from the two jobs are at dinner.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 20 is being canibilized as a parts source for the railroads other Alco's, outside the enginehouse and car shops at International Falls, Minnesota.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 17 has just been moved outside by its crew and is being warmed up prior to working a yard job in International Falls, Minnesota.

Minnesota Dakota & Western S2 # 19 sputters along, kicking cars in the International Falls, Minnesota Boise Paper plant yard, on Friday morning, July 20,2007. The four remaining ALCO S2's work d... (more)

Sanding the 17, if you thought you had a cold job think of this guy having to sand locomotives in what's called Minnesota's Icebox

Engineers view from the 17

MD&W 17 passing the customs building on the border

MD&W 17 switching cars out of the shops in fridgid International falls, only hit 8 above on Thursday

Alco truck bearing

Alco 539 engine cradle. Not many shops have one of these.