Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and shortly getting onto the CN Missabe sub, DMIR 406 leads with a long string of ballast cars in tow that they will shove into Keenan yard.

Coming back north on the CN Iron Range Sub, DMIR 406 pulls a very long ballast train back towards Keenan yard. CN is currently doing an extensive maintenance project along the line this summer.

There is no rumbling to be heard as DMIR 406 crosses over the stout former Duluth Missabe and Northern (DM&N) concrete bridge. This bridge gets plenty of tonnage in a day as this is the CN Iron R... (more)

DMIR 406 has pulled its empty ore cars off the CN ore dock located in the Duluth harbor. The train is awaiting clearance to proceed up Proctor Hill and return to Proctor Yard. Later a different cr... (more)

DMIR 406 pulls empty ore cars from the CN ore dock located in the Duluth harbor. The dock is the last operable one in Duluth. Under the dock is trackage used by CN, CP, BNSF and UP to access Dulut... (more)

DMIR 406 heading westbound through Saginaw.

A trio of EMD's works the Duluth docks to unload taconite pellets onto a ship.

DMIR 406 leads an empty limestone train southbound through Forbes Minnesota on a beautiful fall day out on the Iron Range of Minnesota.

DMIR 406 leads an empty limestone train southbound through Forbes Minnesota on a beautiful fall day out on the Iron Range of Minnesota.

DMIR 406 passing by some wildflowers as they head south towards Proctor.

DMIR 406 taking some empties south.

DMIR 406 leads an IC SD40-2 and another tunnel motor on the point of a taconite transfer run leaving Proctor Yard for Dock 6 in Duluth at @nd St. crossing in Proctor.

DMIR 406 runs along the Missabe Sub and the wide open spaces through the Zim/Sax bog back to Proctor, MN on a Friday afternoon.

After loading taconite pellets at United Taconite, a trio of SD40's lead the train back to the yard at Proctor, MN.

DMIR 406 departs Proctor Yard with a train of ore empties.