A classic "hotbox" on a loaded ore car that was caught by a detector. The train is stopped and the crew will place this quad on the set-out track near the Saginaw depot. Journal oil fires are just... (more)

A "hospital train" of 12 former LTV Steel Mining Company Alcos head south to new owners. There are ten RS11s (7204, 7206-7208, 7211-7216) headed to the M&E and a C420 (7220) and C424 (7230) bound... (more)

Like using a shotgun to kill a mosquito. This former DM&IR 250-ton-capacity wrecking crane was bought when the railroad purchased their massive 2-8-8-4 Yellowstones in the early 1940s. It was reti... (more)

Going out in a blaze of glory. The final ore train from Evtac's Fairlane plant is stopped at milepost 51 after having started a major brush fire. The crew noticed their units were throwing carbon ... (more)

A colorful road set leads this loaded ore train into Proctor on a crisp morning.

An ore car that will be 60 years old next year is still earning its keep for CN.

Come visit the North Shore Scenic Railroad! At the NSSR there is a very diverse group of volunteers. From L-R: Engineer Jon is a recently retired Air Traffic Controller who now spends some of his ... (more)

The old tunnel motors put on a bit of a show at Zim as they race Proctor empties back to Fairlane for reload.

With ore cars full of steaming taconite, a southbound Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range train curves through Alborn, Minnesota, on September 25, 1994. The orange vertical stripes seen every four cars... (more)

Winter arrived this week with 5 inches of snow Thanksgiving evening and temps around zero this morning. The low morning sun gives this image a cold feel.

One of only two remaining DM&IR-painted units on CN leads a steaming taconite train south out of a fog bank and catches a sliver of sun in the process.

At 40 years old, the #406 has already been on Missabe property for 16 years!

At 40 years old, the #406 has already been on Missabe property for 16 years!

Although I suspect the "two thumbs up" displayed by the engineer on B&LE 906 was intended for his fellow CN employee, I felt the sign was just as appropriate for capturing the noses of two U.S. St... (more)

The former Missabe/DM&IR 403, which could now be considered a CN "heritage" unit in theory, leads 135 loads of taconite southbound on the Iron Range Subdivision at Biwabik as they travel towards T... (more)