Sand empties destined for the CN at Superior race towards Dilworth during the last glimmers of daylight on a brisk Winter evening.

Grain empties race across Bridge 14 along the Puget Sound on a gorgeous Summer evening.

Dropping out of the Flathead Tunnel and through the station of Rock Creek, a two-by-two loaded grain train from Bisbee, North Dakota glides downhill towards the community of Wolf Prairie on what i... (more)

36 cylinders and 30 empty hoppers rock and roll on the 1907 laid jointed rail on the "CW" destined for another load of Big Bend wheat at Wilbur and Almira.

The Eastbound Empire Builder works through the Coulter Creek sag after successfully conquering Stevens Pass.

Helena helper #1 glides down Mullan Pass heading back to town to push another load of dinosaur poop over the Continental Divide.

Layne Staley's voice echoes off the Sixteen Mile Canyon walls as relaxation is in full swing. Good music, good people and good food. I had to step away from the stove while making huckleberry panc... (more)

The rising sun catches the tops of the plumes of steam billowing out of the trio of C40-8's leading 145 empties for Minntac on a -34F degree morning.

It seems like when temps hit the -20 mark, the diesels start steaming. In my experience the second generation EMD’s produce a pretty good show, but the real steamers are the new Tier 4 GEVO’s.... (more)

Steam rolls off freshly baked US Steel pellets on a cold and clear Winter afternoon. CN 2032 and company are in charge of the 20,000 ton train heading back to Two Harbors.

The thermometer on my truck said -32F and the detector only 3 miles away gave a reading of 3 degrees colder but the frigid temps aren't hindering CN's ore related business on the Iron Range as a q... (more)

A cold Premium sounded delicious on one of the warmest days of 2018 for Minneapolis, and I'm sure the crew on TCW's SY Turn felt the same way as they crossed the Mississippi with 5300 feet of traf... (more)

And on a snowy afternoon, a trio of Dash 8's hustle an empty limestone train through the same curves.

The new face of the Missabe ore trains looks like this, and I'm still trying to decide whether I like it or not.

20,000 tons of ore pellets descend the 3% grade into Two Harbors with four veteran EMD work horses on the point.