Another shot of the Dresser turn shoving up to the quarry. As the train was moving slow, it allowed me to catch him at the two crossings that remain on the remnants of the Soo Line's Danbury Subdi... (more)
CP HDR only has a handful of cars left to load before it is ready to head back west to the Twin Cities. The 41 car train of prized Dresser Trap Rock will eventually be interchanged with the North... (more)
CP HDR slowly reverses on the remnants of the Soo Line's Danbury Subdivision to Superior as it passes under the tipple to load the 41 car train. With no digital speedometer on the 6240, the engine... (more)
The engineer brings his 5164 ton train of Dresser trap rock through Osceola on the westbound return trip to the Twin Cities. The engineer was friendly and gave a few blasts of the P5 horn. On the ... (more)
I caught wind of a Dresser turn departing Humboldt late this morning, so I figured the light would be pretty good by the time the train was loaded and headed back west. After being loaded at the q... (more)
Some Things Remain the Same: Although technology has changed over the years, the routine of most railroaders remains the same. Here a CP engineer checks the paperwork at the fax for track b... (more)
Soo Line on the Soo Line These two former Soo SD60's are in about run 5 as they shove this ballast train through the tipple at Dresser Trap Rock, Inc. Without a digital speedometer, the eng... (more)
Soo Line on the Soo Line: No your eyes do not deceive you, that is the actual grade of the track leading out of the tipple on the North side. By the time you are loading the last car, you a... (more)