A loaded all-rail ore train eases down Steelton Hill in western Duluth as northern lights put on a show above.

Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Ry. was part of the Grand Trunk system of US railroads owned by Canadian National. During the post-steam era DW&P operated their railway primarily with Alto RS-11s acquir... (more)

With most of the track covered by snow, North Shore Track Services GP9 115 looks like it just parked in line with the other heavy equipment at Laurentian Aggregate in Largo, Minnesota laid up for ... (more)

Northtown - Lincoln heads west through Howard Lake on a nice winter afternoon.

Near Loretto, CP 242 heads east through the curve by Lake Sarah, nearing the siding track where a westbound would meet them in.

After having finally left Murray siding, 148 heads east through the tiny town of Regal late in the evening.

Another 148 heads out of Glenwood after getting fueled up for the journey east, which took longer than expected due to the fuel truck getting stuck in snow and needing a tow truck to pull it out (... (more)

Priority stacks head east on the Paynesville Sub at a curve west of Buffalo.

Late in the evening, train 148 flies east through the small town of Kimball as a spectacular sunset ensues.

The Galesburg to Northtown manifest heads west under the classic signal bridge at Hoffman with a very unusual consist. It's not everyday you see a Santa Fe geep lead a train, let alone on a road t... (more)

BNSF 1766 leads a Galesburg bound manifest out of the tunnel underneath Westminster. This set of Galesburg local power also managed to lead a Galesburg-Northtown manifest the day prior.

Amtrak heater car HC 12 is seen at the BN diesel facilities at Minneapolis Jct. (Harrison St.) In the early years of Amtrak BN handled servicing here for them. This heater car was originally modif... (more)

A week ago, the crew working the Kelly Lake local job were using a pair a green SD40-2s to move cars around their namesake yard before they ended their shift. This pair has been split up with one ... (more)

On a brutally cold and windy March afternoon, CP 645 slithers its way into Maple Lake with a KCS SD70MAC on point. With the merger imminent, it's almost hard to believe this will be considered &qu... (more)

A manifest heads east through Howard Lake back in December, with a clean GEVO on the head end.