A Magnificent Show
When this moment unfolded we were rendered speechless, and this photograph cannot hope to do justice to the show put on by the heavens in this moment. Right at sunset the northern sky turned this magnificent lavender color that was otherworldly beautiful like nothing I'd ever seen. I promise this isn't manipulated or oversaturated and if anything it is less vibrant than what it looked like to the eye in real time.
This panoramic view taken from Skyline Drive looks down upon on Saint Louis Bay and the busy Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. The bright incandescent bulbs pierce the gathering darkness as a Proctor Yard crew starts up the ramp to Collingwood with a load of limestone they picked up from CN-Hallet Dock 5 as seen in this shot captured only twenty minutes earlier: flic.kr/p/2pdwX8o The train is led by a pair of rebuilt tunnel motors bracketing an SD40-2, BLE 903, IC 6261, and DMIR 408 all in CN dress.
Across the bay can be seen the General Mills and CHS elevators, and then seven miles to the east jutting out into the water are the massive ex Great Northern Railway ore docks and present day BNSF's Allouez docks. At left center is the real prize in this photo, the Queen of the Lake, the mighty MV Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013.5 ft the largest vessel currently sailing on the Great Lakes. Launched in February 1981 as MV William J. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen 'thousand footers' to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship of the Interlake Steamship Company's ten vessel fleet.
We watched her stream into the bay beneath the John A. Blatnik Bridge and then spin herself around entirely unassisted. She is now backing into position to tied up at the Midwest Energy Resources Terminal where she will take on a load of coal and depart the following day for St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan.
To learn more about the family owned shipping company check out their corporate page here: www.interlake-steamship.com/
Duluth, Minnesota
Sunday October 8, 2023
A Magnificent Show
When this moment unfolded we were rendered speechless, and this photograph cannot hope to do justice to the show put on by the heavens in this moment. Right at sunset the northern sky turned this magnificent lavender color that was otherworldly beautiful like nothing I'd ever seen. I promise this isn't manipulated or oversaturated and if anything it is less vibrant than what it looked like to the eye in real time.
This panoramic view taken from Skyline Drive looks down upon on Saint Louis Bay and the busy Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. The bright incandescent bulbs pierce the gathering darkness as a Proctor Yard crew starts up the ramp to Collingwood with a load of limestone they picked up from CN-Hallet Dock 5 as seen in this shot captured only twenty minutes earlier: flic.kr/p/2pdwX8o The train is led by a pair of rebuilt tunnel motors bracketing an SD40-2, BLE 903, IC 6261, and DMIR 408 all in CN dress.
Across the bay can be seen the General Mills and CHS elevators, and then seven miles to the east jutting out into the water are the massive ex Great Northern Railway ore docks and present day BNSF's Allouez docks. At left center is the real prize in this photo, the Queen of the Lake, the mighty MV Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013.5 ft the largest vessel currently sailing on the Great Lakes. Launched in February 1981 as MV William J. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen 'thousand footers' to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship of the Interlake Steamship Company's ten vessel fleet.
We watched her stream into the bay beneath the John A. Blatnik Bridge and then spin herself around entirely unassisted. She is now backing into position to tied up at the Midwest Energy Resources Terminal where she will take on a load of coal and depart the following day for St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan.
To learn more about the family owned shipping company check out their corporate page here: www.interlake-steamship.com/
Duluth, Minnesota
Sunday October 8, 2023