Railfan Blogs
GSBS 2012
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 13:57 — dmir227A look back at railroading in 2011 put to music from various artists.
A Thursday on the Range
Tue, 04/24/2012 - 20:07 — madsek01A week ago Thursday I ventured north to the Range. Things still very brown, but the Kelly Lake Local operates to Minorca on Thursdays so an excuse to try to get them past the Griswold signals still in downtown Hibbing. Don't venture as much up to the Range as much as I used to so any excuse is a good one and here are some highlights.
Made it to downtown Hibbing just as the Kelly Lake Local was approaching town. The once per week run east of Kelly Lake to Minorca Mine is to deliver bentonite. No delivery today so light power.
New BNSF Grain Cars
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:23 — dmir227
Nice to see a bunch of new cars being placed into service before they become tagged. The new taconite cars look sharp too!
Another Switch Jobs
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:13 — madsek01Yesterday the same BNSF power ran to Freeman's (right under the Blatnik Bridge) to pick up grain empties out of CHS. They must have ran down the Corridor first, past Fraser, and onto the cut of grain hoppers.
Here they are pulling back towards 28th St. with the rebuilt GP30 leading.
Some Switch Jobs
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:09 — madsek01With the sun finally making an appearance this week, I was able to catch a few switch jobs around Duluth/Superior.
First up is CP's 3-Superior job working Azcon after coming over from Stinson.
Heritage showing in Proctor
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 21:04 — R.T. ChallengerI don't need to say any more.
BLE 903
These tunnel motor form a set of "Heritage Fleet" units of sorts in former owners colors and find common ground at Proctor MN on a nice April afternoon.
North Branch Sand
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 20:52 — MissabefanThe SCXY received the "new" loco a few weeks ago. It's a EMD GP10 (former BN 1418)and will be used as extra power for the SCXY.
The sand loading operation will be using a trackmobile to start off with partially due to the fact ILS currently has no switch engines available. They are going the trackmobile route to start as it will have remote control and should easily handle 5 loads at a time but are open to a switcher in the future if need be.
Friday Flashback - LTVSMC
Sat, 04/14/2012 - 04:02 — kdbuellReally nice pictures, Dave. I miss my old girls. I also missed working that end of the railroad so I'll have to share some from the west end. Here's my two cents to add to this Friday's Flashback. Since Dave likes the GP over the F's here is a bunch of them (although not the 15/16).
A 7am pellet train departing the plantsite at MP2. 4210, 4207, 4201, 4204 & 4202 are the power for 120 loads headed for Taconite Harbor.
Jan 4, 2000
I'll take the F's as orginally planned - ABBA.
A 7am pellet train with an ABBA set departing at MP1. 4210, 4220, 4224 & 4211 lead 96 loads.
July 4, 1990.
More Friday Flashbacks
Sat, 04/14/2012 - 02:49 — R.T. ChallengerPiggybacking on Dave and Kevin's photos I uploaded some Missabe stuff post CN merger but before the great maroon retirement.
DMIR 203 pulling up from Missabe Jct.
DMIR 403 downhill on Proctor Hill with taconite loads.
Friday Flashback: More April Snow
Sat, 04/14/2012 - 02:35 — madsek01
Piggybacking on Dave's fine Friday Flashbacks with April snow on the ground, here is some April snow from five years ago.
DM&IR 213, 316, and 317 roll around Bear Trap curve with empties for Utac back on April 5, 2007. Posted as a comparison to a CN northbound at the same location, exactly five years later.
