GN 423 (actually Wisconsin Great Northern 423, with magnetic GN stick-on lettering) during Raifan Weekend 2004.

GN passenger train passing Missabe inspection train during Railfan Weekend.

Recreated GN Passenger Train headed up by F9A 423 on a photo runby near Two Harbors, MN.

Recreated GN Passenger Train at the Sucker River bridge near Two Harbors, MN

Missabe SD38-2 pushes ore jennies on Two Harbors ore dock. This was my first trip "Up North" with the Missabe Historical Society. Other than some cloud cover, it was perfect.

For LSRM's annual railfan weekend, Soo #2500 with a heavyweight train, and WGN #423 with a streamliner, pose at the D&IR Two Harbors depot.

A look down the long hood of DMIR 193 as is pulls into Two Harbors.

DMIR ore dock crew in action as a string of ore jennies arrives to be unloaded.

One of the Missabe's last cabeese. Note the belt drive for generator on truck.

DMIR 193, operated by North Shore Scenic, turns for return trip to Duluth.

Loaded 116-car taconite train rolls towards the yard and docks at Two Harbors.

Loaded 116-car taconite train rolls towards the yard and docks at Two Harbors.

A special PX for USX officials deadheads west towards Duluth after dropping off its passengers in Two Harbors so they could ride a USX ore boat to Duluth.

Back lighting highlights the brake shoe smoke off a loaded taconite train as it decends the 3% grade into the Lake Superior port city of Two Harbors.

DMIR 409 South passes the North Shore Scenic Railway locomotive GN 192. The GN 192 waits in the clear for 409 to clear so the GN 192 can move up on to the main line and head back to Duluth, MN. ... (more)