DMIR 406 passing by some wildflowers as they head south towards Proctor.

DMIR 406 taking some empties south.

The last revenue service Missabe painted engine in the United States working the E-Lead switch.

DM&IR Consolidation 332 sets out a car at the Palmers siding. The damp weather made for some nice steam plumes. This locomotive will not operate in 2020 but should be back in operation during 2021... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range SD9 130 leading Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific RS11 3609 on a passenger fan trip at Virginia MN August 1975. The 130 was built in March 1957 and was one of two Missabe S... (more)

While railroad museums and tourist lines strive to faithfully recreate vintage scenes when operating photo charters, generally hotboxes are not part of that experience. This overheated journal on ... (more)

A trio of tunnel motors lift empty ore jennies up Proctor Hill from CN's Dock 6 in Duluth in a heavy lake effect snow storm.

DMIR SD38-2 heads up a trio of power for the morning train down to the Duluth ore dock at Proctor Yard. A crew has gotten on board and they will soon fetch their train of taconite loads for the de... (more)

Missabe no. 193 provides assistance to the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Society's excursion from Duluth to Two Harbors and back running on former DM&IR trackage. The equipment is part of th... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range SD9 167 moving through Proctor Yard August 1968. The 167 was built in April 1959 and rebuilt into SD-M 317 in 1990. Note the vertical yellow stripe in the center of t... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range SD9 170 resting at the Proctor Diesel House August 1985. The 170 was built in April 1959. The Missabe relied heavily on SD9 roadswitchers from the 50s to the 90s and ... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range C630 903 at Proctor MN June 1974. The 903 was built as Union Pacific 2903 in May 1966 and retired by the UP in November 1973. Picked up by the power short Missabe in ... (more)

Ore loads are headed to Proctor. In the consist are 2 SD9's in original paint.

DMIR 163 brings a loaded train of taconite thru Biwabik, MN in September of 1987. Only one track is left in this area now.

DMIR 317, an SDM rebuilt from an SD9, idles at DMIR's Proctor engine facilities along with DMIR 418, a former Seaboard Coastline SD45-2 which has been rebuilt into an SD40-3.Missabe had two former... (more)