Fresh wheels line up nicely as an oddball engine waits its call to duty...

I have been fortunate to be able to shoot a lot of Bessemer orange in MN lately. This winter however it was looking a little ragged... although to be fair the DM&IR generally didn't wash their uni... (more)

If its not Missabe Maroon... Bessemer Orange will do.

Funny how things work. Although they were never on the Bessemer together, the DM&IR #215 was formerly the B&LE #892 and was off property years before the B&LE #906, formerly SP #9348 arrived. 10 y... (more)

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch as they notch up to tackle 5 miles of 2.2% grade back to Proctor with 48 loaded side... (more)

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch shoving back into the hole track after spotting the newly rehabbed Lakehead Storage ... (more)

Proctor is a mixed bag for power and I am certainly not complaining! A mix of SD40's and 60's lead a short MRF to Keenan where SD9's once were king.

Proctor Transfer catches the last rays of sun as they head straight from Pokegama Yard up Steelton Hill to Proctor.

Exhaust pours out of a trio of SD40 variants as they are full throttle coming up the 5 mile 2.2% grade from the docks at Lake Superior. Its not Missabe but the B&LE units are always a treat up her... (more)

WSOR, or is it BN? Headlight dances across the frozen lake as it marches onward.

Nice surprise to see at work! BNSF was kind enough to send a modern unit for display during National Train Day.

I bet you've never seen a consist like this! This wasn't some posed, staged, fake shot either! The SD70ACe was visiting for National Train Day and the FP7 #2500 was departing for Spencer, NC for ... (more)

Lots of buzz over the newly repainted CN #102... besides the fact that it never leads the overly large and out of place CN logo still keeps these two gorgeous motors as the classiest in the fleet ... (more)

The FP7 demonstrator in freight service in 2014?! After running this fine unit the day before I took this day for pictures of the very rare move. Here they are seen descending Lemon Drop Hill with... (more)

Missabe fans will recognize this as being very near to where the DM&IR's Endion Yard was located until the freeway was built. In the 1980's the line was sold and is now operated by the North Shore... (more)