The DM&IR 403 leads 140 loads off the yard track and onto the Missabe Subdivision main under perfect conditions, much to the delight of several railfans who assembled on the area to chase it back ... (more)

Perfect Day. Perfect Light. Perfect Leader. DM&IR 403 leads 140 loads of taconite pellets south down the Missabe Subdivision towards Proctor on a unseasonably warm January day in northern Minneso... (more)

Sailing along at track spped, CN 6021 leads the fresh taconite pellets over the frozen Whiteface River as they continue southward for Proctor, MN.

The fall colors of NE Minnesota are represented with the reds, oranges and yellows and here comes B&LE 904 to brighten the railfans day and provide a chase south from United Taconite to Proctor, M... (more)

The dispatcher refers to this SD38 as "DMIR 215", so I take it the Missabe still holds on (for a while). It was a great stay in the Twin Ports for me and chasing Missabe 215 was a highlight.

The only remaining SD38 in maroon and gold heads to Fairlane.

New DM&IR cars contrast with the shuttered depot at Saginaw.

After loading 138 of the "classic" DM&IR ore cars with taconite pellets at United Taconite, the engineer aboard Illinois Central 1033 gives a little thottle to get the train moving southward for P... (more)

U-717 prepares to depart Proctor Yard as the ground crew completes it's inspection. To the right, U-715, led by maroon DM&IR 215, returns to the yard after unloading as much semi-frozen limestone ... (more)

After experiencing engine trouble the crew did what they could to get it going but attempts where unsuccessful so the I.C. 6256 is being shoved south by two CSX engines who left their train in the... (more)

A pair of big GE's pull the stranded U-717 United Taconite train south towards Proctor. An interesting consist for sure.

After shoving the stranded train down the Missabe Sub from Kelsey, a pair of CSX GEs run around the U-717 taconite train to tie onto the head end for the rest of the trip into Proctor leaving thei... (more)

A never before seen move on the Missabe. The IC #6256 may not be long for this world after initial reports indicated the water had frozen in her pipes after she died en-route to Proctor. A NB trai... (more)

A never before seen move on the Missabe. The IC #6256 may not be long for this world after initial reports indicated the water had frozen in her pipes after she died en-route to Proctor. A NB trai... (more)

A pair of CSX GEs off a loaded all-rail train came to the rescue of a U-717 (United Taconite ore train) that had its leader, IC 6256, die. The two GEs would haul the crippled train to Proctor afte... (more)