Knowing that the C&NW would dissappear after the acquistion by the UP, I started shooting everything that had a "ball and bar" on it. Here a retainer board in the back of a beat up section truck f... (more)
The Rapids Local departs Superior for Grand Rapids, MN. The local also drops off on the way up and picks up on the way back at Cloquet, MN.
Switch power waits for an assignment.
A perfect day with no GEs in sight.
Coal loads for MERC round the curve into the setting sun about 15 miles from their destination.
We don't got no stinking GE's! Rarish GP50 lays over as the power for the Brainerd or Grand Rapids local.
Geep's galore this evening in Superior, 4 GP 28's a GP40X and an extended cab GP 50 on the ready tracks.
Pulling a cut of cars from the elevator complex.
Grabbing a cut of cars from inside the elevator complex.
This ex-GP40X is heading up todays transfer from the BNSF.
One of the old Great Northern Elevators 2 leased GP20's.
Awaiting todays switching chores which will come shortly.
The foreman rides the shove towards the other elevator on the Old Town Transfer.
The Old Town Transfer switches out the old flour mill in the East End of Superior
A pair of SD75I's bring their 36 car train into Pokegama, rolling through BN Saunders.