The snow is tapering off now after another 6-8 inches fell across the area earlier in the day as the crew works with a van for shuttling purposes to prepare this 195 car taconite train for movemen... (more)

A CN wide cab veteran leads a train of steaming Minntac pellets south towards Two Harbors. The snow is finally starting to melt.

CN SD40-2 IC6255 is seen leading a eastbound loaded taconite train from Minntac to Two Harbours at Biwabik - 25/03/2012

After holding the main at Biwabik and meeting a set of empties, DMIR SD40T-3 408 wastes no time getting its 145 loads on the move.

On a beautiful fall afternoon, IC #6254 leads empties back to the mine at Minntac.

Looking a little worse for wear DMIR #405 winds its train of empties through the former DM&IR yard at Biwabik. (pronounced BYE WA BIK)

DM&IR 400 is in charge of taconite loads from the Minorca mine while they have a rolling meet in the yard at Biwabik with an empty train heading back to the Minntac mine.

Empties from Two Harbors rolls into Biwabik heading back for the mines.

A displaced BLE unit leads an empty Minntac into the siding at Biwabik for a meet with a loaded train.

On a beautiful July 4th morning, an electric set of EMDs lead a loaded Minntac train towards Two Harbors. Consists like this can be found no where else but the DM&IR.

IC 6250 takes a Minorca empty through the east end of Biwabik.

Loaded pellets head through Biwabik during a brief spring blizzard.

An empty for the Minntac Mine near Iron Mountain is in the siding at Biwabik to meet a loaded rock train that just came out of the Minntac Mine. The rock trains are seasonal trains on the Iron Ran... (more)

A couple of old DM&IR M.o.W. carts rest near the end of the track while a 120 car string of old DM&IR quad sets rest waiting for warmer weather and the return (hopefully) to BFT service.

DM&IR 403 has already gone by heading towards Two Harbors with steaming taconite pellets and the F.R.E.D. is following along in it's tracks.