DMIR 310, a rebuilt SD18 classified by Missabe as an SD-M, gets a new lease on life at the elevator complex in Pierre, SD, handling switching chores as needed. Pierre is served by the Rapid City, ... (more)

After putting their train together in La Crosse, IBCX 814 leads another SD-M and a GP38-2 High Hood north out of town, with the destination of Union Mills, IN.

IBCX 813 sits tied down with some empty ballast cars on the Chesapeake & Indiana Railway in La Crosse, IN.

Sometimes on the railroad s*** happens, and this is a perfect example. With some acetylene and a BFH (Big F***ing Hammer is the technical term) the #316 was fixed up and headed back to move more c... (more)

With light snow still falling, DMIR 316 and crew break trail as they head out of town along Interstate 35 near downtown Duluth, MN. The crew was on duty on this day to retrieve a cut of coal cars... (more)

The crew at the North Shore Scenic Railroad use ex-Missabe 316 to plow through the yard trackage after a significant over night snowfall. The crew was working on getting the FP7 SOO 2500 and, whe... (more)

A SD-M and a FP7 plow off a little snow as they roll up the North Shore Scenic Railroad's line to retrieve a string of 104 empty coal cars they put in storage for BNSF a few months ago.

Missabe 316 showers 36th Avenue East with fresh snow as it rolls north to pick up a train of stored coal cars. This former DM&IR concrete bridge is slated for replacement this spring.

A pair of units plow along the North Shore Scenic Railroad as they head northeast to pick up the third and final empty coal train that was stored on the NSSR this past January/Feb.

A pair of units plow along the North Shore Scenic Railroad as they head northeast to pick up the third and final empty coal train that was stored on the NSSR this past January/Feb.

DM&IR 316 breaks trail through recent snow as it and sister 193 clear the line prior to three sets of Detroit Edison coal cars being delivered for winter storage.

Two former DM&IR SDs roll across the Sucker River while opening the line in anticipation of Detroit Edison coal trains being stored for the winter. RailPictures.net contributor Max Medlin waves fr... (more)

These two rebuilds have been stripped of usable parts and ride on shop trucks while awaiting scrapping.

Back when the Missabe still interchanged with CN at the small yard near Shelton Jct. a person could see the changes happening before their very eyes. Here is the last days the DM&IR 308 (rebuilt ... (more)

Recently restored DM&N business car Missabe is shuffled by a DM&IR diesel as the museum moved exhibits around prior to winter. The Missabe would end back up indoors in a high visibility position a... (more)