When was the last time anyone saw a Missabe SD-M on a ore train? Here is DM&IR 308 retreiving a quad set of ore cars after they where set out due to a bad order car in the bunch. Making it all ... (more)
Loaded taconite pellets head south with a B&LE engine trailing after departing from the plant at Fairlane. Temps hovered near -20 and windchills held steady at -47.
A loaded taconite train kicks up snow as it heads south along highway 7 to Proctor.
DMIR 410 rolls through the drifting snow between near Zim with a loaded Utac train. The temperature gauge in the Ford Explorer read -19, but the wind chill made it feel much colder than that.
A loaded taconite train makes its own snowstorm as it heads south along highway 7 south of Zim. Temps were well below zero, but winds made it -40 to -50 wind chill. The 410 will soon be taken out ... (more)
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)
Tracking down the DMIR painted units still on the CN roster produced this result as limestone loads roar by at sunset. Fortunately, the news is mostly good, they were plentiful on this November w... (more)
Pacing anyone? The morning southbound CN 'run-through' freight enters the Missabe's great section of railroad that parallels Rte. 7 for most of 18 miles. An awesome place for EMD fans, and NOT b... (more)
Due to many tunnel motors in the shops for electrical issues, SD-M 316 (ex-SD18 186, built 4/60) found itself on the point of Fairlane loads bound for the lake. Shown struggling in the 8th notch ... (more)
Former DM&IR 403 is paced along Highway 7 as it leads ore empties for loading at the United Taocnite Plant.
Southbound road freight.
Taconite pellets steam in the cold air as a 140-car UTAC ore train rolls south.
Loaded UTAC taconite train with 140 cars heads for Proctor and Duluth.
