BN 6196 is parked at Dale St. Shops in St. Paul, MN for some maintenance work. This Phase 2 SD9 was built in September 1957 as CBQ 449 and when retired by BN went to the Port of Tillamook Bay.
BN 6117 was the first of 10 Phase 3 SD9s acquired by Great Northern in April 1958 and were not acquired for Mesabi Iron Range duties. This unit was GN 590, and 590-597 were non dynamic brake units... (more)
BN 5675 wears a fresh coat of paint at Minneapolis Jct. in January 1973. It is difficult identifying former NP U28Cs from the earlier U25Cs as both models used the large picture window windshield ... (more)
BN SD45 6534 built in August 1971 is paired up with former GN SD45, BN 6454. Note that 6534 has NP style side windows on the cab (ala GE) as well as extended range dynamic brakes which became the ... (more)
BLE 903 leads U713 over the Whiteface River in Kelsey, MN on its journey to Proctor.
CN 2020 leads train U791 from Minntac to Two Harbors, passing through Highland at Highland Lake Road.
CN 2032 leads an empty limestone train around an S-curve in Culver, MN bound for Proctor.
It's 0130 and nothing is southbound on the CN Iron Range sub, and nothing is southbound on the CN Rainy sub, but the northern lights above were full of action here at the Ramshaw diamond.
UPY 733 and 653 bellow exhaust after pulling 5 loads from CHS's fertilizer terminal in St. Paul. This 1.5 mile long stretch of trackage is known as the Rock Island Industrial Lead, and much of it ... (more)
DWP 3609 & 3603 show off two of five color schemes worn by DW&P RS-11s in their life on the railroad. The "zebra" scheme on no. 3609 would be the last CN scheme used. They would then see... (more)
CN 5349 leads train U716 to UTAC from Proctor for loading. The train is seen at Tremblay Road by the defect detector at MP 35.3 in Alborn, MN.
BLE 903 leads train U713 south from Mountain Iron to Proctor, passing through Meadowlands Township, MN at Swenson Road.
The Aurora-Tracy turn has finished its interchange work at Tracy and heads west back to Aurora SD.
CN SD40-2W 5318 leads ore loads South down Proctor hill.
