A loaded ore train with steaming taconite pellets heads south towards Two Harbors.

Ore empties throttle up out of Brimson siding after a meet in moderate snow.

When I think DM&IR this is what normally comes to mind, clean units, non turbo EMD's, and good rail. The Steelton job has just begin the assault on Steelton Hill with 208,175,313,189 and 193.

Ore loads head for Two Harbors in a light snow.

Wishing all RP.net viewers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Fitting for the season, a pair of former DM&IR units work during a heavy lake effect snow storm to position coal cars for storage a... (more)

While Northern Minnesota has had a tame winter so far in 2012, this shot from 2001 shows what winter could look like. Five light units head towards Duluth to clear Proctor Hill as snow continues t... (more)

Empty side dump cars from a CN (DMIR) limestone train sit just a few yards from the road I'm standing on, having derailed off the bridge (left) the night before. The falling snow just adds to the ... (more)

Old and cold. These three 1907-built ore cars lasted as long as they did on the DM&IR because of their manual door opening wheels located on either end. They made great cars in ballast service. Lo... (more)

Impressive DM&IR Yellowstone 229 underwent a major cosmetic restoration in late 2011 and is shown here on New Year's Eve. The 229 is one of three Missabe 2-8-8-4s that are preserved (227 in Dulut... (more)

A section crew struggles to clear a switch during a blizzard with near white-out conditions.

The snow from the morning storm is tapering off now as DM&IR 406 leads 135 loads down the hill from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant in Mountain Iron, MN for the docks in Two Harbors, MN.

DM&IR 406 hustles empties across the Iron Range Sub from Two Harbors back up to the Minntac mine for loading.

With Two Harbors experiencing a severe power shortage, the 40 year old DMIR 405 and another unit were grabbed out of Keenan and now lead this dry ice, er taconite, train out of Minntac for Couple ... (more)

A trio of maroon Missabe units (DM&IR 412, 215 and 210) pull 135 loads of taconite pellets from United Taconite on Minnesota's Iron Range over the scale and into the yard at Proctor, MN where the ... (more)

Headed for the ore dock in Duluth with 140 loads after a fresh snow.