Looking more like models, Hallett Dock's two EMD switchers rest on a quiet Sunday morning at Dock 5 in West Duluth. The green No. 12 traces its lineage back to N&W while No. 11 is a former C&O NW-... (more)

A view of BNSF's former Great Northern iron ore yard in the Allouez neighborhood of Superior. An ore train for Hibbing Taconite is preparing to depart behind a pair of road units while a veteran S... (more)

Two new GEs lead train 334 down Steelton Hill in a light drizzle. Fall color season is about done but these new units should provide nice color in the Twin Ports as winter approaches.

A misty fall day doesn't seen to bother a herd of cows as they feed while the daily Superior (WI) to Northtown (Minneapolis) freight rumbles past. Leading today is the test bed unit for BNSF's GN-... (more)

A sliver of light illuminates the eastbound Empire Builder as its glides down Marias Pass.

The H1 GEs sure were nice when new. They fit right in on Marias Pass as they ease a loaded grain train west off the summit.

A southbound freight eases down the nearly 2.0% grade of Steelton Hill in far western Duluth. On the left is the new grade that will accommodate double track on the hill, with the original curving... (more)

On a pleasant fall afternoon CN train 345 begins its assent of Steelton Hill behind new GE 2871. Note the helper power on the far left. CN is in the process of realigning this route and installing... (more)

Soo Line 2500A waits patiently for passengers to select a pumpkin of their choosing and re-board the train for its return to Duluth Union Depot. Erie Mining 4211 is on the other end.

On a stunningly beautiful fall day along the shore of Lake Superior, the next-to-last regular scheduled train for the 2014 season heads back to Duluth Union Depot after hauling a sold out train to... (more)

BNSF has been struggling to move stockpiled ore from mines on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range and this train is an effort to help speed up the movement of cars to Kelly Lake. The older hoppers on th... (more)

This weekend CN completed the reconfiguration of the interlocking plant at Collingwood (West Duluth). Lost in the upgrade were switches that provided a crossover back when Proctor Hill was double ... (more)

The North Shore Scenic's fall color train to Two Harbors departs Duluth on a beautiful morning.

A pair of former Great Northern SD9s work the waterfront in Superior as the idled laker J. L. Mauthe rests in the distance. The Mauthe would be converted into the barge Pathfinder not long after t... (more)

A trio of SD60s lift 48 cars of Minorca limestone up Proctor Hill as the trees along the "maple belt" reach their peak color.