DMIR 303 crosses I-35 as it brings an empty ore train from Duluth to Proctor, MN in May of 1992.

The Proctor Transfer heads with a trio of elephant style GE's.

An extra Winnipeg to Markham intermodal passes a stand of Birch trees descending Steelton Hill. The double tracking has opened up a lot of photo angles.

Not many helper districts rate three motors, but a steep grade and gigantic trains has garnered Steelton Hill a trio. Here, SHOVER-1 is pushing M34791 06 past Gary crossover near the base of the ... (more)

A former DM&IR tunnel motor leads R922, a limestone train, up Proctor Hill and around the famed Spirit Mountain curve.

Soo 2500 leads an excursion north out of Duluth, MN.

A Soo GP38-2 holds in Duluth.

A DMIR tunnel motor leads a train out of the docks.

The afternoon North Shore Scenic excursion train returns to Duluth behind DMIR 193.

CN SD70M-2 8918 along with a GECX lettered ex CSXT lead a long Northbound general freight up Steelton Hill, south of Duluth.

The Steelton Hill helpers shove on the rear of a Northbound CN intermodal. The set was kept busy this morning, shoving 4 trains in just a couple hours.

A pair of CN GE's lead a southbound stack train down Steelton Hill, south of Duluth. Being my first visit to this line, I was very impressed with the traffic levels.

In 1989, Burlington Northern received a series of freight cars called “Boppers” built by Bethlehem Johnstown. These experimental aluminum cars had both side doors and roof hatches, and could b... (more)

A CP transfer run from Duluth to Superior passes CN ore dock 6 as the classic laker Michipicoten arrives to load ore for Essar Soo.

A Proctor Roadswitch crew lifts 48 cars of Minorca limestone up Proctor Hill as a major fire rages at the Husky oil refinery in Superior. Fortunately there were no fatalities and the fire was exti... (more)