Monad Ore
There was a discussion recently on our local OreRail YahooGroup about NP ore operations in Superior. I came across this scan in my files - no information on it to identify the location, year or photographer.
This train appears to be an empty bound for the Cuyuna Range that has just departed NP's Hill Avenue yard and is clearing the VN interlocking plant that controlled the crossing with Soo Line in South Superior. The sun angle would suggest a morning shot and the RS11 looks new - or recently washed - making this circa around 1960 or so. Note a few Soo Line cars mixed in.
Monad Ore
There was a discussion recently on our local OreRail YahooGroup about NP ore operations in Superior. I came across this scan in my files - no information on it to identify the location, year or photographer.
This train appears to be an empty bound for the Cuyuna Range that has just departed NP's Hill Avenue yard and is clearing the VN interlocking plant that controlled the crossing with Soo Line in South Superior. The sun angle would suggest a morning shot and the RS11 looks new - or recently washed - making this circa around 1960 or so. Note a few Soo Line cars mixed in.