DMIR 210 leads an SD38/tunnel motor trio on a dock ore train as it begins its descent down Proctor Hill to the Duluth ore docks. Loads typically ran left handed down the grade, although by this ti... (more)

Starting from a near dead stop, the two Missabe motors are really digging in here as they lug 147 sand cars up the stiff grade towards Duluth.

The Skyline Parkway in Duluth is a great place to get an overview of the area and this day was a perfect example. An empty DM&IR ore train is departing the dock with empties for Proctor while a BN... (more)

Oh what a beautiful sound. DMIR 158 leads two sister as they prepare to assault the grade to Proctor in May of 1992. Gotta love those hi-hood early EMD's.

Looking south on the old Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range railroad laid tracks that once served the Thunderbird South coarse crusher loadout which came online in 1976 to help feed the Fairlane pelle... (more)

DMIR 309, an SDM (rebuilt from an SD18) is mated up with SD38-2s 215 and 212 at Two Harbors, MN between runs on a pleasant late afternoon in October 1990. The 215 was originally a Bessemer & Lake ... (more)

Actual rails laid by the Missabe RR found on what remains of the DM&IR Woodbridge branch line located NE of Buhl, MN. The Missabe put this branch line in for the sole purpose to service a few nat... (more)

A close-up photo of a cold weather rail joint pull apart or a break caused by a frost heave or some other cause. Found on what remains of the DM&IR Woodbridge branch line located NE of Buhl, MN. ... (more)

The Monday after Super Bowl Sunday finds an odd sight along the tracks. With no crossings anywhere near here, a car managed to find its way onto the tracks from the parking lot above after being s... (more)

With taconite pellets steaming enroute to Two Harbors, DMIR 409 leads a load at Ramshaw.

DMIR weekly "Miscellaneous Range Freight" southbound near Keenan

DMIR SD18 181 idles at Keenan Yard near Iron Junction, MN on June 18, 1986. This shot shows a good detail view of a factory built Missabe SD18 from 1960, albeit in the newer Arrowhead scheme. Miss... (more)

DMIR 212 leads an empty taconite train upgrade from the Duluth ore docks into Proctor, MN yard. The SD38-2/Tunnel Motor/SD38 combo was typical of the final years consists before CN's acquisition.

Steaming and speeding through Burnett at 1/20th in a vintage DM&IR ore jennie with a load of hot taconite pellets bound for the dock in Duluth. Note the leading (right) truck has a spring that is... (more)

The best looking engine around these parts has steaming pellets from Minntac headed to Two Harbors. I tell ya, if you want to get away and relax, Brimson, MN is the place for you! Couldn't ask for... (more)