A quartet of Missabe power fights off a cold fall rain near the docks on Duluth's west side at the bottom of Proctor Hill. Phase 4 SD9 DMIR 167 is mated up with SD38AC 207, another Phase 4 SD9 and... (more)
Skyline drive is great place to get an overview of the action in Duluth. Here the DMIR is switching the dock while a BN coal train unloads in Superior. I will remember this trip from watching the ... (more)
The circle of life, for taconite anyways, is evident in this photo at the DM&IR ore dock in Duluth. Limestone has been brought in by boat to go to the mines, where it will be mixed with ore to pro... (more)
A trio of C40-8s pick up empty ore cars off Dock 6 while the laker Roger Blough departs with a load of ore for Conneaut. This was the first trip for the Blough in over two months after a serious g... (more)
Riverland Ag's former Cargill SW1 No. 1278 is dwarfed by gain silos as it positions hoppers for unloading. This switcher typically doesn't make an appearance in the evening but a foreign vessel wa... (more)