US Army 45 tonner 8537 participates in IRM's annual diesel parade.

An old GE 45 ton switcher sits at what looks to be a new locomotive rebuilding company at Mazon.

WK&S 45-tonner #7258 is running around the 4:00 train train at Wanamakers. Long-time volunteer Earl Baringer protects the crossing during the run around.

The LS&M's tourist train rests in the late afternoon sun after completing another successful excursion season, of which this was the last weekend.

Its 98 degrees out and muggy but the Ben is finally done for the day and parked on the turntable... Meanwhile Peavey SW1 14 sits inside the roundhouse.

Holcim/ St. Lawrence Cement 45 ton GE pulls loads from under their massive loading silos in Duluth

Holcim/ St. Lawrence Cement 45 ton GE grabs a cut of empties from the CP

MNTX 10106 and freshly repainted Soo 31 sit outside after another busy Saturday

Tyson switcher waits on KCS's Arkansas Western branch currently opperated by SKOL.

The dirty, gritty side of railroading. A GE 45-tonner under repair inside the East Ely backshop

It is a bone chilling -11F, the windchill is -35F, but the trains are still running all around the metro. MNTX 10106 is coupled up with SD9 6234 just outside the roundhouse...

Restored GE 45-ton switcher leading excursion train across grounds of Oklahoma Railway Museum on abandoned M K & T trackage on a beautiful October afternoon--Canon PowerShot G2

This twin engine switcher is the main workhorse at the Landmark grain elevator in South Charleston, Ohio.

St. Lawerence Cement's GE works the CP interchange with empty covered hoppers for loading at their Duluth transfer facility (sail to rail).

Excursion train operated by Oklahoma Railway Museum--operating along abandoned MK & T trackage. The GE switcher locomotive was built in 1941.