A transfer from Duluth snakes its way through Proctor Yard while DM&IR 215 and 211 rest in front of the north yard office. In the distance a trio of B&LE 900s ease into track 53 prior to taking a ... (more)

A solid set of three Bessemer units (909, 906, 903) pull empty ore cars off Dock 6 while the vessels Joe Block and Walter J. McCarthy Jr pass. The grass covered trestle on the right served the shu... (more)

While tunnel motor 404 lurks overhead, the pride of the Missabe's navy, the Edna G, rests at its pier. The steam powered tug was retired in 1981 and is open for tours in the shadow of the docks it... (more)

A trio of second-hand SD60s begin their descent of Proctor Hill with 45 empty ore cars that will be loaded with limestone in Duluth. The rock will be added to taconite pellets at the Minorca plant... (more)

A nice catch in 2014 is this trio of road units wearing the safety stripe scheme that was common in the late 1970s through the 1980s.

A pair of BNSF switchers head west to pull a tank car at Tate & Lyle in western Duluth.

Two of eight GEs leased by the LS&I ease their train of ore through Empire Junction en route to Eagle Mills and eventually the ore dock at Marquette.

Looking east along the former mainline of the Wisconsin Central (Soo Line/DSS&A) at Diamond Junction. The signals have been deactivated after WC abandoned this track in 1997 after purchasing Union... (more)

An LS&I dock job spots cars above the laker Michipicoten, which will take a load of Tilden pellets to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

The crew of M345 climbs back aboard their train after inspecting Q198 at North Steelton. The power for the stack train can be seen in the distance entering Wisconsin on the double-deck Oliver Brid... (more)

Rails to the bay, literally. In the distant past this area of Agate Bay was used by commercial fisherman who launched their large boats using dollies mounted on track, using scrap rail likely laid... (more)

A lone CP ECO catches the last rays of light as it picks up a pair of scrap cars from BNSF's yard in Duluth.

The wind sock tells the story as a brisk wind off Lake Superior contrasts with warmer air and creates a thick fog around the Duluth harbor. CP's continued presence in the Twin Ports is as foggy as... (more)

A nice gathering of EMD power as three SD60s wait to lift limestone loads to Proctor while a Bessemer sandwich runs around its train on the ore dock.

One good thing about long days in the spring/summer is that you can get shots like this as the 6AM job heads to work.