The Missabe was a proud railroad, as evidenced in this 1996 scene as the machinist and hostler take a break to pose for a picture as they prepare the #193 for shipment to the WC. Right? ;)

Power off a Proctor Roadswitch rests above the ore boat Roger Blough.

It might not seem like it because of its CN dress, but the DMIR #406 has been on Missabe property for 16 years already.

Boy does that maroon look good at night!

DM&IR 406 pulls a cut of empty Jennies into Iron Junction bound for Mintac.

A derailment the night before between Orr and Cusson left 14 cars on the ground. This SD38AC is assembling a train to clear the tracks and get the rails back in position.

Nice EMD set rolls down the 2.2% of Proctor Hill with limestone cars for loading in Duluth.

Conductors eyes nearly glaze over as he receives the news that a SB ore train will delay his train's progress out of Two Harbors towards Wales on a cold 1986 night. Behind him the hostler waits fo... (more)

Night of the Missabe. Life partners #316 and #193 purr away in the deep night. Soon they will rumble to life to pull coal trains along the North Shore.

Part of a private photo shoot at LSRM called the Night of the Missabe. Downtown Duluth looms in the background.

Remember Safety First.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD38-2 No. 204 heads a southbound taconite ore train at Iron Junction, Minnesota, on September 10, 1989.

An empty taconite train bound for the Arcelor Mittal Minorca Mine is still about a 45 minutes out from the plant as they continues their way back from Two Harbors, MN. The crew will load the trai... (more)

DM&IR 402 leads 142 loads of taconite pellets down the Missabe Subdivision from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant bound for Proctor, MN.

During the first significant snowfall of the season for northern Minnesota, DM&IR 402 leads 142 loads of taconite pellets down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant bound for Proctor, MN.