All loaded out with fresh made iron ore pellets, DMIR 405, DMIR 400 and DMIR 408 are marked up as U717 and are looking for lights to depart United Taconite and head back to CN's Proctor yard.

The crew of this U716 begins the process of two bad order setouts from their train before departing to load iron ore pellets while the morning ore train that arrived steams away while it waits to ... (more)

Well, isn't that special. A trio of DMIR tunnels are assembled and are about to tie onto a string of ore empties and head north to load at United Taconite while a trio of DMIR SD38-2s idle away on... (more)

Running at track speed through the bog while heading north to load iron ore pellets at United Taconite, a trio of DMIR SD40-3s and 140 cars cut through the darkness and fog along the CN Missabe Su... (more)

After departing Keenan yard, DMIR 405 and sister DMIR 409 encounter some falling snow as they make their way back to Two Harbors with three empty centerbeams in tow.

Southbound EMDs with ore cars used for limestone delivery going back to Proctor yard.

Repainted DMIR tunnel motor 405 leads limestone empties South through Culver.

Limestone empties head back to Proctor yard after delivering to the Minorca taconite plant.

Repainted DMIR tunnel motor 405 leads limestone empties South through Wolf..

After have work performed on it a Danville, DMIR 405 awaits lifting by CN at CSX’s main yard in Buffalo NY.

After executing the perfect meet at the former DWP yard at Virginia with it's counterpart L567, DMIR 405 is rolling along towards their next stop for work at Keenan yard before going on to Proctor... (more)

A couple of days before a snowstorm would hit the skies are sunny and bright as this train heads for Proctor with taconite pellets from United Taconite.

Leaving the U.S. Steel Minntac property behind with loads of taconite pellets with the next stop scheduled for the yard at Proctor, MN.

DMIR 405 leading the way back to Proctor with taconite loads.

CN's L568 comes down the siding at the former DWP yard after meeting their northbound counterpart which is taking the signal on the other end of the yard to continue heading to Ranier, MN. DMIR 40... (more)