The Iron Range remains a holdout for classic power and, in this case, a pair of bonafide DMIR roster items.

Backdropped by the CN station, the shores of Lake Superior/Thunder Bay marina, and the Sleeping Giant, the CN triple set heads light to current river to pull JRI/UGGA empties. The station original... (more)

The DMIR/EJE beltpack double set switches out grain empties in Port Arthur Yard while heavy rains move into the Lakehead from the north.

Limestone loads head north from Proctor with several other trains in the yard waiting for their turn down the hill to Duluth. At this same moment, another load of limestone was coming up the hill... (more)

After switching out EMSCO and interchanging with NS at Wallace Junction in Girard, the CN Bessemer local returned to Cranesville, Pennsylvania. The train pulled south through the junction at CE, t... (more)

B&LE 909 departs Fairlane with a Duluth-bound ore train.

Another area railfan get his sot of a Lancaster and Chester train with SD40T-3 on point

DMIR 402 throttles north on the Missabe after letting a northbound freight go around it at Kelsey siding.

After running around their train at CP Colingwood, BLE SD40T-3 909, CN SD40U 6017, and IC SD40-3 6252 prepare to shove their train onto Dock 6 to unload ore. Off to the top right in the distance i... (more)

DMIR 406 heading westbound through Saginaw.

An empty ore train passes under the DWP mainline at Munger en route to United Taconite's Fairlane plant.

Backdropped by downtown Port Arthur and a yard plugged with seasonally stored grain hoppers, the last tunnel motor to wear the missabe paint scheme switches malt loads in Thunder Bay North before ... (more)

As the weather makes a change, couple of DMIR’s sandwich a 2W idling at Thunder Bay North awaiting a new yard crew to come on duty.

A variety of paint schemes and different types units occupy Port Arthur yard with road power to the right awaiting an evening run westward, and yard power to the left switching out Canada Malt loa... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie units 905 & 862 rest in the early afternoon sun of a cool March day. These two units were a nice treat while visiting the Greenville area. The Bessemer continues to fade more ... (more)