A pair of units plow along the North Shore Scenic Railroad as they head northeast to pick up the third and final empty coal train that was stored on the NSSR this past January/Feb.
Twas ever thus!
DMIR 400, complete with a little duct tape holding the number board secure, leads loads of fresh made taconite pellets down from the massive U.S. Steel Minntac plant on a cold February afternoon. ... (more)
DMIR 403 leads loads of fresh made taconite pellets through the switches at Iron Jct. and will soon take a left turn onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the trip to Two Harbors.
DMIR 403 leads loads of fresh made taconite pellets down the CN Minntac Sub on the way back to Two Harbors, MN. A part of the massive taconite plant (The Minntac plant is the world's largest tac... (more)
Two pairs of SD18/SD9 combos in two color schemes bask in the evening light while SD38AC No. 204 looks on in the background at Keenan Yard on the DMIR at Forbes, Minn. DMIR 176 is an SD18, DMIR 16... (more)
Even though the docks are silent, taconite still moves 24/7 in Two Harbors.
Although delays shadowed in my other shot, its still nice to be able to shoot maroon in 2014, nearly 10 years after the CN takeover.
Elephant style motors charge towards town with 123 cars in tow.
DMIR 129 heads a freight east towards South Itasca, WI and the CNW interchange. This unit is painted in original "heritage" DMIR scheme, and was one of two steam generator equipped SD9s on the ra... (more)
The mighty 403 lead an empty limestone train under the former DW&P at Munger, MN.
The 403 rounds the bend at Adolph with limestone empties returning from Minntac.
