While not "rare", the odds of getting two consecutively numbered tunnel motors alone on a train are pretty low. Traditionally (before CN, about 1997-2004) the Iron Range Sub. trains almost always ... (more)
The "Queen of the fleet" Missabe 403 leads an empty limestone train with an interesting power set into Proctor as an empty ore train prepares to depart north.
These two rebuilds have been stripped of usable parts and ride on shop trucks while awaiting scrapping.
The very last Missabe painted tunnel motor leads an empty limestone train off Proctor Hill and into Duluth as another Proctor Road Switch waits to head up hill with taconite empties, on a below ze... (more)
Follow closely behind a CN freight was this SPEM job with DMIR 861 and 185. A pair of units wasn't enough to get the whole train up Steelton Hill so this power had about 55 empties as they slugged... (more)
DMIR SD9 Nos. 162, 137 and 134 are being readied at Proctor Yard to head up a train of empty ore jennies to the Missabe Iron Range. SD18 No. 183 awaits its assignment in the background. These SDs ... (more)
The ever resourceful Missabe Road. Take an ore car and repurpose it for other uses and it would be a neat addition to the HO scale layout.
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)
DMIR units normally could be found working on the WC almost year round after the WC started to snare a substantial amount of all rail ore runs from Duluth to connections in Chicago. These were mos... (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)
Freshly painted and washed SD38s power a mining engineer train that included passenger cars from the WC, Missabe and Duluth museum. BN's "Range Rocket" local holds the siding in the distance and w... (more)
A crude ore train dumps at the Eveleth Taconite plant on a bitter cold day (-37F was the low, -14F was the high).
coal train on DMIR Adolf, MN
Two veterans side by side...
The setting sun casts a nice glow over DM&IR ore cars that are over 60 years old but still in daily revenue service for CN.
