Proudly leading an ore train like it's done so many times before the Dash 8s took over in the CN ore pool. On this day one of the Dash 8s had a mechanical failure and the old workhorse was called... (more)

Kind of a rare event when one of the Dash 8s suffered mechanical failure with DMIR 400 and DMIR 404 being called from Two Harbors to run up to the Minorca mine and "rescue" the train and... (more)

Veteran Missabe tunnelmotors pulling vintage DMIR ore cars in the winter on Minnesota's Iron Range.

Heading south for Proctor yard on a nice fall afternoon with steaming taconite pellets.

That afternoon glow before the sun dips behind the horizon. The sun has now set for trailing unit CN 2131 having been placed in the deadline at Proctor and will head south for disposition while t... (more)

After delivering limestone to the Minorca mine, IC 6255 is now heading home to Proctor on a nice fall afternoon.

After executing the perfect meet at the former DWP yard at Virginia with it's counterpart L567, DMIR 405 is rolling along towards their next stop for work at Keenan yard before going on to Proctor... (more)

Heading back to Proctor on a late fall afternoon after delivering limestone loads to the Minorca mine earlier in the day.

A trio of EMDs hustle South with a taconite load out of the Fairlane Processing Facility.

IC 6251 leads a taconite train out of the Fairlane Processing Facility.

A four pack of Canadian National SDs bomb South down the Two Harbors Sub.

On a nice late summer evening, a pair of older CSX EMD locomotives lead an empty ethanol train west of Minneapolis on the Twin Cities & Western's former Milwaukee Road mainline. In just a few mile... (more)

IC 6251 leans into the curve at Saginaw.

IC 6251 leads a taconite train South on the CN Missabe Sub.

IC 6251 leads a taconite train around a curve at Culver.