DMIR 212 takes the turn on the north leg of Fairlane wye and points south toward the entrance to Unitac. Here the train will dump its load of crude ore and turn back to Thunderbird for another loa... (more)
The 06:00 T-Bird heads for Unitac as the sun rises on this frigid Minnesota morning.
DMIR 214 has its train of crude ore in control as it splits the vintage search lights enroute to Fairlane and the Unitac plant.
DM&IR 212 leads a crude ore train out of the shadows at Keenan on it's way to United Taconite in Forbes, MN
A Missabe roadswitch heads north with commercial interchange, most of which came from the CNW (UP) at Itasca Yard. Note the small haul truck immediately behind the head end.
Harder and harder to find solid 3-unit sets of DM&IR painted power, but this set consisted of the standard Proctor Roadswitch combo of a pair of SD38s sandwiching a 400 on an empty Minntac limesto... (more)
Morning Proctor Roadswitch arrives from Duluth with empties and passes ore cars being scrapped, in for repairs, and freshly shopped.
As the sun sets, No. 212 heads in at Fairlane with a train of crude ore for the taconite plant.
The weather worn DMIR 212 leads the 869 and the 308 down the Famous Proctor hill into Duluth with empty side dump cars, which will be loaded with limestone for USS Minntac.
Working the branch to Hammert a Missabe crew switches Viking Explosives.
DMIR 212.
Mine power taking a rest between runs on a rainy afternoon at Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Preparing to leave the plant with "Jenny's" of Taconite
