DMIR 419 leads a taconite train south as it meets a northbound CN freight.

DMIR 223 switches empty ore jennies in Proctor Yard while loads and stored all-rail hoppers fill the rest of the yard

DMIR 419 pulls through the Proctor scales

DMIR 419 leans into a curve as it leads taconite loads south

3-Dock/Hill job brings empties back to Eagle Mills from the Presque Isle ore dock.

The 7-Weigher returns to Eagle Mills light engine with U30Cs 3003 and 3010 after finishing its work in Partridge Yard.

Tie crane still bears a blue GT noodle barely visible on its cab. This wasn't the "action" I had hoped for in Durand...

The last day of 2004 finds the rare combination of CM 8905 and 8903 on the Huron and Eastern "East Side"

With "Polar Express" replacing the Pere Marquette lettering on her tender, the 1225 leads the final North Pole Express toward Chesaning in single-digit temperatures.

WC Operation Lifesaver SD45 with sister 7513 lead a southbound ore train en route to Escanaba

WC SD45 (with RC caboose leading) drags a cut of taconite hoppers toward the dumper. Taconite stockpiles dominate the background.

LS&I 3000 and sister 3073 (C30-7) pull empties off the ore dock

Late evening sun glints off of the dock approach as 3000 and sister 3073 (C30-7) pull ore hoppers off the dock

A trio of CN EMDs lead a southbound freight across the former Missabe Oliver Bridge.

SOO SD60s lead a westbound CP intermodal on the CSX.