A well weathered Jordan spreader suns itself at Proctor Yard near Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range's engine facilities. Proctor is just west of Duluth on top of the hill that drops to the Lake Superio... (more)

A year after take over by Canadian National, the DMIR looks pretty much like itself. Tunnel motor 409 faces an SD38-2/tunnel motor/SD38-2 combo as the latter group prepares to depart for the Dulut... (more)

Although mostly know for their ore trains, the Missabe did haul some regular freight. Here we see a transfer run coming thru Saunders, WI in May of 1986. Love the sound of those 1st Gen EMDs!

Rounding the bend at Biwabik, MN along the CN Iron Range Sub, DMIR 403 leads 145 cars of taconite pellets south towards Two Harbors, MN on a cold Sunday afternoon in NE Minnesota.

With a air temperature of minus 12 degrees, DMIR 403 leads 145 cars of still steaming marbles off U.S. Steel Minntac property embarking on a few hours trip towards the dock at Two Harbors, MN on a... (more)

DMIR 157 shows off a fresh coat of paint in their arrowhead scheme as it waits with caboose C-239 at BN's Rice's Point Yard while in transfer service between Proctor and Duluth. Note the unique ai... (more)

DMIR 203 and 207 connect to empty ore jennies as they prepare to head back up Proctor Hill after bringing loads down to the docks from Proctor Yard. A couple of older ore boats are stored next to ... (more)

SD9 DMIR 163, rebuilt with a chopped nose after an accident, mates up with SD18 193 outside the Proctor shops in typical winter conditions in early January 1976. SD38-2 212 is in the background.

My final day shooting in Minnesota before my move to Montana... could not have envisioned a better ending. The sun sets on the DMIR 403 with nary a CN motor to be seen, as it sets of my time in M... (more)

What caught my eye were the string of maroon and gold Missabe engines.

Nine Missabe SDs are stored at Proctor Minn. as a combination of recession and end of season mining reduce the power requirement to run the railroad. The mix includes several SD18s mixed with the ... (more)

Freshly painted DMIR 157 and a spotless caboose, C-239 are parked at BN's Rices Point Yard south of downtown Duluth, MN, presumably during a transfer run from Proctor. 1984 was a year of significa... (more)

1982 was a recession year, and that coupled with nearing the end of the ore hauling season began generating lines of stored SD9s and 18s on the Missabe at Proctor yard. On an especially cold, rain... (more)

After slowing for a meet on the north end, the sparkling clean DMIR 403 picks up speed as they get moving on south end. Note the new and old signals as they await their fate.

A great final chase of a sparkling clean DMIR 403 began with them rolling around the corner at North Biwabik into a meet on a fantastic fall day on the Iron Range.