Burlington Northern NW5 988 resting at Hillyard in October 1970. The 988 was built as GN 188 in December 1946 and was retired in April 1982. The NW5 was an unpopular model and only 13 were built w... (more)

Burlington Northern S4 919 resting in front of the yard office at Rices Point Yard in Duluth October 1970. Robert C Anderson Photo from my Collection.

Great Northern SD9 586 turning the Badger/Gopher on the wye at Winter St. in Superior August 1969. Due to union agreements of the day, turning the passenger train was considered a yard job to be p... (more)

Northern Pacific RS3 858 leads another RS3 and two RS11s at Bridge Yard in downtown Duluth July 1965. Tom Smart Photo from my Collection.

Chicago and Northwestern U30C 933 leading a southbound freight at Spooner WI August 1976. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

Soo Line "Bicentennial" GP35 1776 at Schiller Park October 1975. James Claflin Photo from my Collection.

Burlington Northern S2 912 switching the flour mills in East End Superior October 1970. The 912 was built in December 1949 as NP 712 and was retired in May 1973. Notice the cardboard taped over th... (more)

Northern Pacific RS11 911 at Minneapolis Junction June 1970. Built in July 1958, this unit has yet to be renumbered to BN 4191 and won't last much longer on it's old NP turf. By the end of 1970 th... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6105 resting between assignments at Hillyard April 1970. Built as Great Northern 578 in February 1954 and retired in June 1986. On the right side of the photo is SP&S 750, ... (more)

Burlington Northern F7A 640 and SD7 6022 running through the wash rack at Grand Forks August 1970. Richard Vartebedian Photo from my Collection.

Burlington Northern SD7 6014 resting in front of the yard office at 17th St. Yard in Superior after an afternoon thunderstorm May 1973. Built as GN 564 in October 1952 and retired in September 198... (more)

Rock Island C415 417 in fresh paint at Blue Island IL July 1974. Built in September 1966 and lasting until the shutdown of The Rock in March 1980. I can't seem to find out what happened to this un... (more)

Soo Line SW9s 2118 and 2117 with a transfer from the BN passing under Garfield Ave in Duluth MN June 1979. The 2118 has yet to be painted into the "Duluth" scheme, that won't happen unti... (more)

Soo Line SW9s 2119 and 2118 picking up a transfer from the BN at Rices Point Yard in Duluth July 1980. These SW9s were built in September 1953 for the original Wisconsin Central. The 2119 was pain... (more)

Burlington Northern FA-1 4118 leading a train at Portland OR August 1970. Neil Shankweiler Photo from my Collection.