A brisk February afternoon at Proctor Yard.

Two SD40-2s and a TEBC6 head off for hump duty as storms surround the Twin Cities.

On a clear day atop Skyline drive, you can see for miles and miles and miles and miles. Oh yea, and the Rice's Point switchers working the evening shift.

Sitting just outside of Keenan Yard, CN503-98, nah! it is still in maroon and gold so this American Crane is DMIR X-19.

Empties north!

There is something to this ominous day--I catch the Northshore Mining on the way back to Babbit, but leased power is in the lead. No blue NSM on the nose. Oh Well, you make your own luck. Next ... (more)

Rounding the curve, soon to going under the old DW&P, at Munger.

Climbing Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

A new coat of paint with a swoosh for this Rotary. I guess with the lack of heavy snowfall this winter, some of the snow removal budget went to the paint shop. Looks great!

BNSF transfer job gets underway headed to Superior via the Grassy Point Draw.

Leaving Proctor with empties for Fairlane at perhaps the nicest part of the day.

Since 4663 and 1123 were in Northtown together, I assumed they were involved in the same mishap. We know assumptions are often inaccurate. Anyone have acccurate information on how the cab of 1123... (more)

A rough count has 90 plus locomotives stored in the usual place at Northtown Yard. Roughly 40 SD60's contrast the orange with their blue EMD paint. Northtown was the only place in the Twin Cities... (more)

I am heading Up North in April. I guess nostaglia got the better of me.

The evening shift gets working.