The evening shift begins at Rice's Point.

I have been fortunate to be able to shoot a lot of Bessemer orange in MN lately. This winter however it was looking a little ragged... although to be fair the DM&IR generally didn't wash their uni... (more)

If its not Missabe Maroon... Bessemer Orange will do.

Funny how things work. Although they were never on the Bessemer together, the DM&IR #215 was formerly the B&LE #892 and was off property years before the B&LE #906, formerly SP #9348 arrived. 10 y... (more)

A lone SOO GP38-2 shoves a cut of cars into one of the elevators on Rice's Point in Duluth

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.

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch as they notch up to tackle 5 miles of 2.2% grade back to Proctor with 48 loaded side... (more)

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch shoving back into the hole track after spotting the newly rehabbed Lakehead Storage ... (more)

A pair of BNSF switchers roll past the laker Joseph L. Block unloading limestone at CN's Dock No. 6. The limestone will be loaded into ore cars for movement to the Minorca pellet plant near Virgin... (more)

An empty limestone train drops down the ramp to Missabe Junction while a Proctor Roadswitch spots cars on ore dock 6. The harbor was busy as well with four active ships visible (a fifth ship is in... (more)

Proctor Transfer catches the last rays of sun as they head straight from Pokegama Yard up Steelton Hill to Proctor.

Exhaust pours out of a trio of SD40 variants as they are full throttle coming up the 5 mile 2.2% grade from the docks at Lake Superior. Its not Missabe but the B&LE units are always a treat up her... (more)

A second generation SD40-2 leads a pair of F9s and a GP20 out of Duluth with interchange traffic off the DW&P. F9A 784 was built for NP passenger service (you can still see the steam generator ven... (more)