With fresh snow falling , a trio of DMIR EMD's led by DMIR 409 is getting ready to depart United Taconite for Proctor with fresh baked taconite pellets that will be bound for the dock at Duluth, M... (more)

Getting ready to depart United Taconite for Proctor with fresh baked taconite pellets that will be bound for the dock at Duluth, MN.

Former KCS SD40-3's with GTW reporting marks are the power of choice these days for the hump crews at CN's Harrison Yard. On this late May morning, two hump crews are at work with four of these lo... (more)

Back in 2013, IC 6204 leads M344 south through Crest Hill.

Some nice afternoon light as this 4 pack of EMD's lead taconite pellets down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant and will be traveling to Two Harbors, MN.

Sounding as good as they looked running down the CN Missabe for Proctor with a matched trio of DMIR marked EMD's leading the way.

A pair of CSX engines perform yard work at what remains of Boyles Yard.

DMIR 409, DMIR 404 and DMIR 402 pull loads of taconite pellets down the Missabe sub at Kelsey, MN. Elevation is rare at this location but thanks to a CN front end loader crew doing snow removal a... (more)

INE road train heads west out of Montpelier, OH after picking up their train from Norfolk Southern.

As the daylight for the summer solstice 2019 comes to an end, a flashback to a as cold as it looks afternoon on December 29th 2017 as DMIR 403 leads steaming taconite pellets out of U.S. Steel Min... (more)

A trio of DMIR tunnel motors and 135 DMIR built ore cars full of taconite pellets traveling down the Missabe Sub from the Iron Range to Proctor.

An ex-SP SD45 carbody leads the Cresson Turn west out of Fort Worth.

Display equipment for the 2019 edition of the Franklin Park Railroad Daze departs Bensenville Yard.

Shortly after the loads ran by, this empty tailings train with NSM 650 pulling and NSM 651 pushing came rolling along heading back to the plant to reload. With no schedule at all and running only... (more)

DMIR 404 is seen shoving a small ore train onto Dock 6 in Duluth. Just to the right of Dock 6 is the abandoned Dock 5. Back in its hay day, Dock 5 set a record for itself by loading 60 boats with ... (more)