With United Taconite temporally shut down the C40-8s normally used on raw ore trains to that plant have been seen on other assignments, including here in Duluth at the ore dock.

A nice (and unusual) gathering of three matched Bessemer units spot an ore train on the approach to Dock 6 in Duluth. The snowplow at the dealership will likely be busy before too long here in the... (more)

A nice gathering of EMD power as three SD60s wait to lift limestone loads to Proctor while a Bessemer sandwich runs around its train on the ore dock.

Multi-functional duct tape works great to hold a numberboard in place as exhibited by 400 as it leads a loaded ore train by a Herzog slot train stored at Proctor for the winter.

As late afternoon sun ducks under storm clouds a Roadswitch job handles a cut of low side regular ore cars. If one were to visit this yard today he would likely find freight cars outnumbering ore ... (more)

A Roadswitch job spots ore cars on the top of Dock 6 while the large 1000-footer Edgar B. Speer is in position to load (the ship is also owned by CN through its purchase of Great Lakes Transportat... (more)

The setting sun casts a nice glow over DM&IR ore cars that are over 60 years old but still in daily revenue service for CN.

A pair of light power sets slowly roll towards the engine facility as the sun breaks through.

A loaded ore train with cars equipped with traditional friction bearing trucks and steel brake shoes creates a smoke cloud as it nears the base of the 2.2% grade of Proctor Hill near the Duluth or... (more)

Sounding better than it looks, CN 2457 leads a train of limestone out of Duluth and up Proctor Hill in the fast fading light.

A scan of a slide from 1989. Several rebuilt SD9s haul a rare freight on the DMIR I believe somewhere around Saunders? Corrections welcomed.

The clean bright nose of the 407 contrasts nicely with the newly fallen snow as the PRS lugs limestone loads up Proctor hill. The smoke show is provided by the IC 6252.

As the 212 passed us, the smell of brakeshoe smoke washed over us and reminded me to turn around and get the going away shot. I was rewarded with a nice glint shot showing off the steam from the ... (more)

Just minutes after sunrise, the PRS came down the hill to Dock 6 in Duluth with DM&IR 212 in the lead. As he reached the dock, we heard the dock foreman tell him he had a big oil leak. The 212 w... (more)

One of only a handfull of the remaining maroon and gold SD40-3 leads an empty limestone train down the hill into Duluth. Spring is finally showing some signs of life near Lake Superior.