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Wednesday, July 22, 2009


Photos from left to right:

Tour of Duluth/Superior Harbor by boat:

#1 - Loading up at the hotel; #2 - Caroline Chinquist makes a point with Bruce Barsness; #3 - Heading for the tour boat; #4 - Almost afloat; #5 - The funky, little bridge over the inner harbor with its big cousin in the background.

#6 - Everybody's topside; #7 - Pulling away from shore; #8 - The Vista Fleet and funky bridge; #9 - Jim Chinquist points out the way; #10 - Duluth's lift bridge.

#11 - A big, ol' ore boat; #12 - Just kicking back and enjoying the view; #13 - Another big, ol' ore boat (whaleback); #14 - GN Ore Dock; #15 - Another view of the dock.

#16 - Two docks are better than one; #17 - BN-built Taconite pellet dock loading an ore freighter; #18 - What's up dock? #19 - Close up of loading chutes; #20 - Last look at the old GN ore docks.

#21 - Highway bridge over St. Louis River; #22 - The Vista King passes on the portside; #23 - Former GN bridge with center span removed; #24 - Close up of GN bridge -- you can see outside highway lanes; #25 - A nice day for a cruise!

Tour of Allouez Taconite facility

#1 - Keep Out!; #2 - Our BNSF guide; #3 - The cars go in here; #4 - And they come out here; #5 - Your standard BN Taconite hopper.

#6 - Trainload of ore cars; #7 - Mountains of Taconite; #8 - Taconite stacker; #9 - The Iron Road; #10 - Taconite waterfall.

#11 - BNSF's Taconite dock; #12 - Close up of the silos; #13 - Looking across at the old GN office on the ore dock.

Tour of Superior BNSF yard and surrounding area:

#1 - Lunch at Superior Yard; #2 - Delicious.  Thank you, BNSF!; #3 - Great Northern liveried Taxi; #4 - James J. Hill statue; #5 - Superior yard sign.

#6 - A pink ex-GN Snow Dozer; #7 - Another Snow Dozer; #8 - NP/GN Superior Depot in the pouring rain; #9 - Superior Depot; #10 - Remote Control SD40-2's.

#11 - Yet another ore boat; #12 - Two, very lost, deer on a huge coal pile; #13 - Our tour guide for the coal plant.

Convention Banquet and Raffle:

#1 - John Tracy talks about Glacier Park in 2010; #2 - Table # 7; #3 - Table #10.

 #4 - Everyone gets a 40' boxcar!; #5 - Pat Dorin talks about the GN on the Iron Range; #6 - Greer Nielsen shows off the F units he won! (the Grand Prize).