Led by EMD SD38AC No. 203, a southbound Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range ore train is just south of Iron Junction, Minnesota, on September 9, 1989.
DMIR 203 and 207 connect to empty ore jennies as they prepare to head back up Proctor Hill after bringing loads down to the docks from Proctor Yard. A couple of older ore boats are stored next to ... (more)
DMIR 203 and 207 round the famous curve near the top of Proctor Hill with a trainload of ore empties returning from the Duluth dock to Proctor Yard for shipment back to the iron range. The St. Lou... (more)
DMIR 203 and 207 get their trainload of empty ore jennies underway from the Duluth docks as they approach N. 40th Ave. W. crossing and start the climb up Proctor Hill. The crew gets a tip of the h... (more)
DMIR 203 and mate 207 await their next assignment near midnight outside the Proctor diesel shop on a beautiful summer evening. The two units were part of an 8 unit order from EMD delivered in June... (more)
A derailment the night before between Orr and Cusson left 14 cars on the ground. This SD38AC is assembling a train to clear the tracks and get the rails back in position.
The morning Proctor Roadswitch prepares to spot limestone empties at Lakehead in Duluth.
The morning Proctor Roadswitch drops down the connecting track to Missabe Junction with 58 limestone empties. In the background is Duluth's venerable Wade Stadium, home of the Huskies baseball te... (more)
Missabe 203 and B&LE 903 assist a very long M-343 up the 1.8% grade of Steelton Hill in far western Duluth.
DMIR shuttles CN Ballast Hoppers out of the roundhouse. With the derailment in Orr the night before, I speculate that to be their destination.
A hot load of taconite prepares to leave United Taconite Zim production facility.
A steaming pile of fresh taconite leaves Utac's production plant for the short trip to duluth. I don't know why this crew has decided to leave a case of drinking water on the hood of their old wor... (more)
DMIR 203+317 ; Manifest to Two Harbours; Minolta maxxum 7 + Fuji P100F
Morning Proctor Roadswitch returns home after delivering 18 loads of taconite concentrate to the UP at South Itasca.
