A westbound train on the Modoc Line approaches the US 395 grade crossing at Likely, California in summer 1990. Today, the grade from here south to Wendel is a hiking trail.
A former Southern Pacific SD45 tunnel motor leads a Buffalo & Pittsburgh coal train as it crosses the South Buffalo Railroad's bridge to head towards the port in Buffalo, New York. This bridge cro... (more)
Moving limestone from Proctor up the CN Missabe Sub heading to deliver at Minntac.
B&LE tunnel motor 906 leads the Two Harbors MRF South through Iron Junction.
Repainted DMIR tunnel motor leads ore loads South into the yard in Proctor.
Repainted DMIR tunnel motor leads ore loads South through Munger.
A North Bound train departs Proctor Yard for the Iron Range with a Bessemer Tunnel Motor leading through Munger, MN.
Electro Motive A vintage quartet of EMD power run towards Searles to pick up a coal train off the Union Pacific interchange. The power is moving along the edge of an ancient lakebed that ... (more)
The DMIR 409 leading an empty pellet train up to Minntac to load. The EMD veteran was called into service when one of the Dash 8 units had an issue and was pulled out of the lineup.
After a mechanical failure to the third member of the typical Dash 8 trio power set used out of Two Harbors, the decision was made to use veteran DMIR 409 to lead a pellet id up to Minntac. She st... (more)
Dodging clouds with rain and breaks of sun mixed in, a trio of BLEs haul limestone loads north on the CN Missabe Sub for the Minorca mine.
Heading south from the mine to the plant with rock that will be processed into taconite pellets.
Limestone loads head north on the Missabe Sub.
With lights to depart, DMIR 408 begins to pull and head back to Proctor, MN.
DMIR 405 leading the way back to Proctor with taconite loads.
