As the early morning sun rises, we are pacing alongside former DMIR Tunnel Motor 408 as it cruises northbound on the Missabe Sub towards Zim, Minnesota with a train of ore empties in tow for loadi... (more)
Pulling off the CN Missabe sub and heading into the United taconite property with rock from the mine with a good-looking pair of DMIR locomotives and 114 DMIR ore cars.
B&LE 906 leads a T bird North through Iron Junction. The BLE 909 had a traction motor fire earlier in the day so the duo was split up as a result. Still cool seeing two tunnel motors elephant styl... (more)
After coming down from Ranier, MN L568 shoves into CN's Keenan yard to do some planned work. When the setouts and pickups are done, it's off to Proctor, MN.