A trio of ore service C40-8s power a former C&NW Jordan Spreader up Steelton Hill in far western Duluth as a snowmobile passes by on a trail using an ex-Northern Pacific grade.

BNSF snow dozer 940022 (former Great Northern) works west along the Lakes Sub near Cass Lake in northern Minnesota. Note: telephoto lens and track curves off to the left, not standing in front of ... (more)

With the hills of Duluth in the distance this BNSF plow train churns up its own ground blizzard as it clears the Hinckley Subdivision on a below zero day.

DM&IR 316 breaks trail through recent snow as it and sister 193 clear the line prior to three sets of Detroit Edison coal cars being delivered for winter storage.

Northshore Mining's unique looking former Reserve Mining spreader clears the south track.

A former GN snow dozer clears the flanges on the mainline into BNSF's Allouez ore yard in 2005.

On Valentine's Day 2001 a WC plow extra passes by a local with a pair of interesting foreign road units.

Two RS11s power a plow extra on LTV Steel Mining Company's mainline to Taconite Harbor prior to the late March opening of the shipping season. This would be LTVSMC's final year.

This is where a telephoto lens is a must. Although the flanger sign indicates the front blade of this snow dozer will lift to clear a crossing the hard packed snow chunks will still rain down far ... (more)

Veteran SD18 1231 shoves NSM's unique looking Jordan Spreader east on the snow covered south track.

Seldom used veteran Reserve Mining SD18 1231 pulls the railroad's Jordan Spreader towards milepost 32 where they will reverse direction and plow towards milepost 18, making a pass over the snow co... (more)

After putting the ditcher on the ground at Dane, WI, the crew is walking over the crossings to making sure the plow stays on the track. The crossing at the north end of Devils Lake State Park need... (more)

The ditcher on the WSOR works north thru Rock Springs. This job is heading north to open up the line between Madison, WI and Reedsburg, WI. This line is somewhat scenic around Rock Springs as the ... (more)

An extra plow job is heading north towards Reedsburg as it passing MP 186 few miles north of Rock Springs. This job ran out of Madison today to plow open this 52 mile long sub between Madison and ... (more)