Coal empties hold up traffic on the busiest crossing on the NSSR as coal empties are shoved back north for more storage.

I have wanted this shot for a long time. In the summer its really hard and a short passenger train just doesnt do it for me. In the winter when the line shifts to car storage normally the train is... (more)

M347 thunders under Highway 33 doing all of track speed. Nice to see these cowls out stretching their legs.

Interesting consist shoves limestone back up the hole track, and then they will head for Proctor.

The first E-Rail of the year stretches out across the long former DM&IR bridge. Missabe property (now WC) engineer Ben Nygaard is qualifying on the WC (the real WC) and ironically got an ore trai... (more)

With the "Twin Cities Mafia" invading the Iron Range on this day cleaning up, it was some to receive some home cooking in the form of DM&IR 403 departing with 143 for Minntac. Shown here heading t... (more)

Only during the winter is this shot possible as I would be rather wet during the summer! Taken from the frozen St. Louis River we see the first E-Rail of the year headed over the massive Oliver Br... (more)

Engineer Ben Nygaard is qualifying on the WC trackage from Superior to Stevens Point and ironically, what does this Missabe based employee get? An ore train! Seen here thundering through "Dan's Di... (more)

Rods Down Diesel Style. Alot of the steam guys wont post a picture of a steam engine unless it has its rods down, which apparently show power. This has to be the diesel equivalent, as hot air and ... (more)

Tailings train thunders through the detector and signals at MP 2.2 as they drop down quite a large hill minutes from Silver Bay.

In my favorite shot of the day, the Fudge Pop twins start the descent on the main part of the grade on Lemon Drop Hill, with their dynamics howling and doing a fine job of holding the 123 cars bac... (more)

The Fudge Pop twins get the highball from the carman and blast out of Palmers heading for the BNSF at Duluth.

I wonder what these units would be saying if they could talk. At least 30 years their senior, NSSR power backs through the crossovers headed back to the barn. 13,2000 horsepower vs 3600 horsepowe... (more)

Accelerating out of the sag, Missabe motors shake the ground as they head to the BNSF.

The 193/316 have plied these rails intermittently for their entire lives. This shot taken from railroad property by an employee. Train winds through downtown Duluth. From this angle, the hogbacks ... (more)