Westbound coal empties plow fresh snow.

Westbound coal empties dust a train of loads in the Chub Lake siding.

Santa Fe silver and red might not be as fitting here as the orange and green on the trailing GE but the wind-sculpted snow bank certainly is.

This new spreader-ditcher from Harsco has been busy this winter keeping Marias Pass open. BNSF 939800.

Normally it would be tough to get the eastbound Builder in light here during the short days of winter but the perpetually late No. 8 allows for a nice shot as it enters Bad Rock Canyon east of Col... (more)

While there are many great lodging establishments that have a railroad theme and are close to active lines, the Izaak Walton Inn on Marias Pass is a railfan's paradise. Adding inspiration (as if o... (more)

Family colors. The newest of BNSF's fleet meets one of GN's oldest surviving diesels as a westbound behind ES44C4 8005 pauses at Whitefish for a crew change. The NW3 was ordered specifically for p... (more)

A GN logo helps identify the heritage of these two flangers, which apparently haven't seen service this winter based on the accumulation of snow of their roofs. Built in December 1936, these were ... (more)

Missabe 316 showers 36th Avenue East with fresh snow as it rolls north to pick up a train of stored coal cars. This former DM&IR concrete bridge is slated for replacement this spring.

Don't put your life on our line. So reads newspaper advertisements CN runs seasonally in Duluth to remind snowmobiles to stay off their tracks. Here the crew of M343 has just extracted a smashed s... (more)

Although this location has been well covered over the years sometimes the conditions present a different feel as is the case here with fresh snow and a fortuitous break in the clouds. A new highwa... (more)

A very close call. A southbound UP freight running over BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision from Superior to Minneapolis escaped major damage when this wheelset on a loaded tanker six cars back from the p... (more)

Marias Pass in known for heavy snow and my recent trip there didn't disappoint. I had shot the pass in spring, summer and fall but never winter. The Izaak Walton was a busy place with skiers takin... (more)

Inside the belly of a streamliner. The old gal has a radiator leak - notice all the water on the floor - but that will be repaired in time for its trip to Spencer.

The pure simplicity of the controls in Soo FP7A 2500A contrasts sharply with today's modern locomotives.