DM&IR 158 assaults the steep grade out of Duluth as they head to the yard in Poctor, MN in May of 1992. The sound of 3 first gen SD's is intoxicating.

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

The DM&IR ore docks in Duluth, MN are busy switching cars and loading the Edward Ryerson. The docks take on a completely different look at night, as shown in this photo from October of 1993.

What a son tells his mother early on Sunday morning - "Mom, your car is stuck on the railroad track in downtown Duluth." Fortunately her insurance company paid the healthy fee to have it... (more)

Missabe 2-8-8-4 227 and a Milwaukee Road boxcab electric, displayed side-by-side, are the highlights of a visit to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minn.

Missabe 227 has the largest cab I've ever been inside (and that includes several Big Boys!). The engineer seat is open to visitors at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth.

A few weeks before my move, another gorgeous fall day came around and it was business as usual on the Iron Range of Minnesota, as pellets for Two Harbors come steaming out of the plant.

DMIR 210 leads SD40-3 and SD38-2 212 as it descends Proctor Hill nearing Collingwood and the Duluth ore docks. Note the uphill main is out of service and will eventually be removed.

DMIR 212 leads an empty taconite train into Proctor after climbing Proctor Hill from the Duluth docks. No. 212 could use some touch up on its paint job. By this time older SD9s were getting pretty... (more)

Where does the time go. I was going to say something old, something new, but what is new is now old, and pretty much gone. A pair of DMIR SD45-2T tunnel motors (SD40-3s) surround their ancestor, m... (more)

Early on the morning of June 26, DMIR 409 and mates lift a loaded limestone train up Proctor Hill with St. Louis Bay and Wisconsin in the distant background. by 2005 the traditional uphill track i... (more)

DMIR 212 leads a consist parked at Proctor, MN diesel shop. The 212 looks a bit worse for wear with maroon paint chipping off the unit. The 212, SD40-3 410 and SD38-2 210 will team up to handle Pr... (more)

The Missabe heritage lives on. DM&IR 403 leads taconite loads southbound through Culver toward Proctor Yard. They will eventually make the run down to Dock 6 in Duluth to dump their load of pe... (more)

Seasonal traffic reductions and recession conditions in fall 1982 combined to require Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range to store some of their power at Proctor, MN. Their SD9/18 fleet may appear all th... (more)

DMIR 145 and 132 head up a string of stored power at Keenan, MN in October 1980. The two units are Phase 3 SD9s, with 145 featuring the newer arrowhead color scheme. 132 has the original scheme, m... (more)