Although the code line was classic, there have been some advantages to them being removed, this shot being one of them. A nice sandwich of who bough who descends the Minntac Sub onto the Missabe S... (more)

After slowing for a meet on the north end, the sparkling clean DMIR 403 picks up speed as they get moving on south end. Note the new and old signals as they await their fate.

A great final chase of a sparkling clean DMIR 403 began with them rolling around the corner at North Biwabik into a meet on a fantastic fall day on the Iron Range.

On what will most likely be my last trip to 'da range before my move, it was one of the best days this area can offer, crisp fall air and bright sunshine.This might be one of the best chases I hav... (more)

I know I do tend to wax poetic in my description, but as I took in what could very well be my last iron range fall as a resident of Minnesota, change is in the air. The IC 6250, one of the last IC... (more)

An unexpected surprise came as these two C40-8M's powered a rail train dumping all along Iron Jct. and the Iron Range Sub. Pity the power wasn't turned...

This has to be one of the odder consists the CN has put together on the former DM&IR property. Golden light provides great contrast to see the brand new set of trucks the DM&IR #402 has just recei... (more)

Excitement turned to disappointment when Engineer Schultz and crew, instead of heading down Proctor Hill in great light with taconite loads, instead cut the power off and went to grab empties for ... (more)

Proctor Transfer with a good looking SD70 pulls into Proctor as a road crew gets ready to swap trains with their ore train power.

Back when matched pairs of SOO geeps were the rule rather than the exception, Willy has a large Duluth-Superior transfer in tow. The geeps sounding great digging in as they departed Duluth.

Due to its inaccessibility, this hill is rarely shot but it is incredibly impressive. One of the few remaining orange BLE units holds back 145 fresh loads of taconite as they drop from the Prindle... (more)

On a job that normally rates three Dash 8's, today two matched canadian style SD40-2W's dig in at full throttle as they assault Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

The birds fly again! After a more than year long hiatus, trains are once again loading raw ore at the Thunderbird Mine and bringing it to the United Taconite plant. CN #2131 is pretty clean and lo... (more)

7 Tilden power has turned into the 3 Tilden and departs with empties the 7 Yard/Hill brought up earlier. The LS&I logo under the window has faded fast.

7 Tilden shoves back into the yard after pulling up on the Pellet Plant lead for headroom.