DM&IR SD38-2 215 and SDM 193 pose for photos at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth.

DM&IR SD38-2 215 leads equipment from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum North up Proctor Hill. The rolling stock is heading to Proctor to be used on a family days special the following day.

DMIR 186 (rebuilt as a SD-M from a SD18) brings a loaded ore train across the Whiteface River near Kelsey, MN in September of 1987. This unit was saved and currently resides at a grain elevator in... (more)

Early in the morning, 215 and 403 are paired up and ready for switch duty. If you ignore the modern cars, and the CN sign on the trailer, it sure looks like this could be from the Missabe era.

Back in 2021, the last 2 Missabe maroon units on the CN were paired together for switching duty in Prcotor yard, seen here late on a cool fall evening, as a stunning sunset ensues.

Missabe Miracle… high fives went all around the St. Louis River Road bridge In Proctor, MN on June 6, 2022 as the 17:00 E Lead job kicks cars at DMIR’s old Proctor yard in golden hour sun with... (more)

No name of the slide, from my collection.

No name of the slide, from my collection.

DMIR 193 rests for the winter at LSRM, awaiting the start of the 2023 operating season.

Missabe pumpkin
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range EMD SD38 No. 222 has made it to Minnesota from sister steel road Elgin, Joliet and Eastern. On September 25, 1994, the orange locomotive wit... (more)

An eastbound Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range taconite train rumbles through Brimson, Minnesota, on the trip to the ore dock at Two Harbors on September 30, 1989.

DMIR 215 rests in Virginia while the lead units work the yard.

DMIR 129 has finished switching at the Koppers tie plant and is about to cross a unique trestle over Bluff Creek en route to south Itasca and the C&NW interchange. This bridge is one of three uniq... (more)

DMIR 181 is one of 16 SD18s delivered to DM&IR in April 1960. These locomotives spelled the end of mainline steam on the railroad. EMD's SD series are among rail enthusiasts' favorite locomotives,... (more)

DMIR 176 grinds up Proctor Hill with an empty ore train in September of 1987. Much has changed here over the years. The DMIR is now the CN, the line has been single tracked, and a hotel resides in... (more)