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)

SOO 2500A leads it's train of coal empties across Highway 61 as they roar back to Duluth to a waiting BNSF who will put them back in service hauling coal ASAP.

DMIR 316 and SOO 2500 head light power between the I35 freeway and Lake Superior on their way up the North Shore to retrieve the last set of coal hoppers they stored there a few months ago for BNS... (more)

After a lengthy process to hook up, test the train and break it free from the snow, the engineer throttles up and begins the trip back to Duluth with 104 empty coal cars for the BNSF to put back ... (more)

After cutting off the empty coal cars, the FP7 and SD-M drift under the CN ore dock to the cross-over switches. Next stop for the 2500... Spencer! BNSF will pick up the cars from here and return... (more)

Deep in the woods of northern Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Superior, a Soo Line FP7 works in revenue service in 2014. It's currently leading a train of 104 coal empties along the NSSR mainline... (more)

Rumbling and bumbling down the North Shore Scenic Railroad's main line back towards Duluth, MN with coal empties for interchange to the BNSF Railway.

Deep in the woods of northern Minnesota there lives a Soo Line FP7 working in revenue service in 2014. It's currently leading a train of 104 coal empties off the NSSR line on the North Shore to b... (more)

An F unit? Check. In snow? Check. In revenue service? Check. In 2014? Check. Soo Line 2500-A leads an empty coal train being returned from storage on the North Shore Scenic Railroad to BNSF Railw... (more)

The original FP7 demonstrator rolls down towards interchange with the BNSF as she teams with DMIR #316 to deliver coal cars back to the BNSF after being stored on the North Shore Scenic Railroad's... (more)

The original FP7 demonstrator rolls down the BNSF as she teams with DMIR #316 to deliver coal cars back to the BNSF after being stored on the North Shore Scenic Railroad's line for the past severa... (more)

Dynamic duo charging through Lakeside with RP contributor Dan Mackey at the throttle.

The original FP7 demonstator begins its descent of Lemon Drop Hill as she teams with DMIR #316 to deliver coal cars back to the BNSF after being stored on the NSSR. Very rare move, as the #2500 do... (more)

The original FP7 demonstator rolls down the BNSF as she teams with DMIR #316 to deliver coal cars back to the BNSF after being stored on the NSSR. Very rare move, as the #2500 does not get out muc... (more)

After electrical issues forced the DMIR #193 out of service, the only engine available to pinch hit was the former FP7 demonstrator SOO #2500. Because of radiator issues, the #2500 only runs about... (more)