The first DM&IR SD38-2 repainted into CN colors works its first assignment after having been delivered back to home rails. The Keenan Switch is picking up the unit at Shelton Junction.
The first DM&IR SD38-2 repainted into CN colors works its first assignment after having been delivered back to home rails. The Keenan Switch picked up the unit at Shelton Junction and is using it ... (more)
First born in 1975 and fresh from a rebuild in 2008, DM&IR 212 returns to the Iron Range after 5 months of work complete with a new prime mover and main generator along with a few other goodies l... (more)
In the twilight of their respective careers, two Missabe SD38-2's tag team a T-Bird train for loading at the Thunderbird north crusher of United Taconite in the last light of a cold Minnesota wint... (more)
Originally built in 1960 as a SD-18 and rebuilt at the shops in Proctor, MN in 1988 into a SD-M, DM&IR 308 shows it still has the ability to get the job done after almost 48 years of service on t... (more)
Even on cold days the railroads keep running. DM&IR 210 and crew braved the -20 degree weather and have just retrived 24 freshly rebuilt ore cars and several other misc. cars from Shelton Jct. a... (more)
B&LE 909 and DM&IR 215 ready to depart Largo with a loaded T-bird for Fairlane. If you look hard enough, there still is some interesting (non-CN/IC) running around on the former Missabe.
The last DMIR SD40-3 to wear DMIR colors brings a freshly loaded Minorca taconite train south through a crossing that runs through the middle of the intersection between St. Louis County Roads 7 a... (more)
The last maroon tunnel motor brings a loaded Minorca train south.
A blinding snowstorm does not stop this T-Bird crew from running. Yes, It is snowing tthat hard!!!!!
A freshly loaded Minntac train passes the classic code lines at Wolf, early in its journey back to Two Harbors.
The Keenan switch waits on the Sheldon Junction connecting track for a northbound ore empties bound for Minorca. It is getting harder and harder to catch solid Missabe consists.
DMIR 213 leads crude ore to the Fairlane pellet processing plant.
214 was getting a work out today. Here it is seen near Eveleth, MN.
Loaded ore train at Largo ready to head south towards Fairlane.
