An eastbound Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range taconite ore train is about to rattle over the crossing with the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway at Ramshaw near Spruce, Minnesota, on September 21, 19... (more)

Ore loads are headed to Proctor. In the consist are 2 SD9's in original paint.

While Northern Minnesota has had a tame winter so far in 2012, this shot from 2001 shows what winter could look like. Five light units head towards Duluth to clear Proctor Hill as snow continues t... (more)

DM&IR SD38-2 209 and two CN SD40-2Ws sit in the deadline at Homewood. With CN scrapping many engines at this yard right now, these engines, as well as almost the entire DM&IR fleet have their days... (more)

DM&IR SD38-2 209, DM&IR SD40-3 418, three Wisconsin Central engines, three Illinois Central switchers and a CN switcher make up the deadline at Homewood.

DM&IR SD38-2 209, DM&IR SD40-3 418, WC SD45 7504, and several other engines sit in the deadline at Homewood.

A former GB&W RS-2 headed for Milwaukee leads the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's ex-DM&IR SD18 193, GN NW-5 192 and DM&IR combine W-24, which are headed to Proctor for winter storage.

The morning Roadswitch heads for Proctor with some museum pieces and loaded bentonite hoppers in tow.

SD38-2 209 (blt. 3/75), SD38AC 203 (blt. 6/71), and 'SD40-3' 410 (ex-HATX SD45T-2 930, nee-SP 6771, 9200, blt. 3/72) lean limestone loads through the curve swinging them westward again along Rte. ... (more)

One of today's Hill Jobs, powered by SD38-2 209 (built 3/75), SD38AC 203 (built 6/71), and SD40-3 410 (ex-HATX SD45T-2 930, nee-SP 6771, SP 9200, built 3/72) pull limestone empties onto the BN to ... (more)

Before the Arrival of the tunnel motors, the SD38-2s were the most moder power on the Missabe. Here 209 leads ore empties out of Two Harbors on a gorgeous midsummer evening.

Unitac ore loads pass train 438 at Adolph.

A trio of classic Missabe SD38-2s lead ore loads south towards Proctor.

The morning roadswitch emerges from a steam cloud created by freshly baked taconite pellets in its cars.

DM&IR SD38-2 #209, making a rare appearance out of Missabe country, prepares to head back into Homewood Yard to pick up some cars for switching. A DWP SD40 was also present in the yard the same da... (more)