A boat tour of the Duluth-Superior harbor includes a cruise past the former DM&IR Dock 6, now operated by Canadian National Railway. This is the end of the line for much of the iron ore handled fr... (more)

A tour of the Duluth-Superior harbor revealed this last remaining span of the former Great Northern Ry. interstate bridge between Duluth and Superior. Prior to about 1961 this bridge handled most ... (more)

An eastbound UP freight between South St. Paul and Altoona piled up approximately 30 cars at the bottom of Knapp hill around 4 pm, Sunday, January 12. they took out the 190th St. crossing, a block... (more)

Merriam depot was located at a diamond and junction between the former Minneapolis & St. Louis and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, both of which were absorbed into CNW by 1960. In spring 1... (more)

Northern Pacific's original mainline went up and over Mullan Pass to cross the Continental Divide. Evidence of the original line abounds with remnants of old trestles hiding in the trees. One can ... (more)

A BNSF work train was dumping riprap along the bank of the Mississippi River with side dump gondolas, which I had never seen in action before. The train consisted of a green and white GP50L 3162,... (more)

Whilst waiting for a steam special, I heard a cheery "come in lad, bring yer dog 'ave a cuppa tea". This signalman made tea (& biscuits), gave me a potted guide to the box, explained the bell code... (more)

NS tracks stretching westward from Tipton

At sunrise, the southward signal at South Romney has dropped to yellow in advance of northward freight Q598's arrival. This ABS block signalling was installed in the Teens, and is soon to be repla... (more)

At sunset, these semaphore signals are at rest. For prints, email bottleneckguitar@hotmail.com