The photographer Lewis Hine is known today as a man who worked toward reform for the working person. His photography highlighted the extreme conditions they worked in. What is less known is he did... (more)

A CN freight quietly glides up the Missabe Sub under the northern lights.

The signals at Iron Jct. shine bright on a foggy evening as they protect movements along the CN Missabe sub.

A southbound freight approaches the Ramshaw green over red signal while lighting up the fall foliage along the way as the northern lights provide some color in the sky.

The signals at Fairlane on the CN Missabe sub provide the ground level reds while the northern lights provide the greens in sky above.

It's almost midnight and iron ore pellets led by two rebuilt GEs bounce over the Ramshaw diamond as they head south.

A limestone train makes its way north on the CN Missabe sub.

A quiet night at Jones with the signal and the northern lights. Soon the signal will display red over yellow for the approaching train that will take the siding.

The northern lights made a brief appearance over the CN Keenan Sub and the one signal that guards the approach into the north end Keenan yard.

A BNSF grain transfer from their 28th Street yard in Superior, Wisconsin arrives at their yard at Rice's Point in Duluth, MN. It will be handled by CPKC to the Riverland AG elevator.

I-167 early morning derailment with 31 cars on the ground with many were loaded auto racks making it a costly derailment estimated to be at least 30 million so far.

I-167 early morning derailment with 31 cars on the ground with many were loaded auto racks making it a costly derailment estimated to be at least 30 million so far.

I-167 early morning derailment with 31 cars on the ground with many loaded auto racks making it a costly derailment.

Too little, too late. I never trekked down to Davenport nearly as much as should have, chalk it up to being too comfortable lounging at Bartlett, or not liking the lack of foxholes to ditch the bu... (more)

Ever chased signals before? After torching the cantilevers at Howland...work crews from ETS Tree Removal drove their hi-rail excavator or "Railavator" a mile and a half west to Bartlett Ave where ... (more)