SD18 193 rolls 123 empty coal cars across the French River along the north shore of Lake Superior. The cars had been stored along the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

Missabe 193 is small in comparison to the Mesabi Miner. Compare this shot to 432284 taken exactly one week earlier.

Mechanical problems with a sister unit forced the DM&IR #193 into service solo. She did a great job, pulling 123 coal cars 26 miles over some decent grades. Seen here about to hit the lakefront.

Lots of history tied together here in a pretty cool way. The thousand foot Mesabi Miner was named to honor the people of the Mesabi Iron Range who had encouraged the development of the mining indu... (more)

A couple of old DM&IR M.o.W. carts rest near the end of the track while a 120 car string of old DM&IR quad sets rest waiting for warmer weather and the return (hopefully) to BFT service.

Mesabi Miner meets Missabe Road. DM&IR 316 and 193 both spent many hours on this dock and below it during their years on the Missabe. Employed now by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum the pair hav... (more)

DM&IR 403 has already gone by heading towards Two Harbors with steaming taconite pellets and the F.R.E.D. is following along in it's tracks.

Ice jam stalls ships in Lake Superior but DM&IR 316 and 193 have no trouble leading a long train of empty coal cars from winter storage. The pair are shown passing along the shore of Lake Superior... (more)

Empty ore train rolls towards Minntac.

While waiting to photograph a mighty Yellowstone led loaded ore train from the Mesabi Iron Range that was heading to the docks in Two Harbors, something caught my eye. Here was a recently install... (more)

The winter that just won't end. Heavy, wet snow continues to fall as DM&IR 406 leads the 145 empties northbound towards U.S. Steel Minntac for loading.

Spring melt provides some reflections on a snowy winter.

The Missabe's dock number one is quiet on this overcast Saturday morning as four cars of ore from the Auburn Mine wait to be dumped.

A heavy wet snow is falling as trains move about Proctor Yard. On the left is the Proctor Switch with a pair of former DM&IR SD38-2s, in the distance is a loaded ore train that has just arrived an... (more)

Although the logo is faded the colors of the DM&IR live on in 2013. The nose of 215 makes for a good place to keep lunch cool.