Reminders of the past. An ex Milwaukee Road SD40-2 leads 487-13 past a portion on the remaining jointed rail from when this line was double track. That jointed rail sure has seen better days, and ... (more)

An ex-Milwaukee Road engine leads train 487 on ex-Milwaukee Road tracks at Dakota, MN.

The sun finds an opening on the horizon just as the crew of this trio of SD40-2's approaches the east end of the Dodge Center siding, treating them to a beautiful winter sunset.

Westward plow extra with a Russell plow busts through a drift on Alden Hill at 30MPH.

DM&E Train 171-03 heads west along the Mississippi River. This train was tied down in the siding at Kains on the DM&E Marquette Subdivision on Friday, March 5. The next day a dog-catch crew was ... (more)

DM&E Train 171 passes train 487 in Goodview. A CP crew tied 487 down earlier in the afternoon and a DM&E crew showed up a short while after 171 went by. You have to love all the blue and yellow!

DME train 171 heads north along a thawing Mississippi River north of the Whitman Dam.

2-486 tromps through Homer on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Former CP sd 40 rebuilds

DM&E 6365 South departs Nahant Yard for Kansas City.

The DM&E is plowing the Sheldon Sub westbound towards Spencer after the latest strong wind has drifts blown back in. Since the IC&E spreader is broke down at Spencer, the DM&E one has been used no... (more)

The DM&E is plowing the Sheldon Sub westbound towards Spencer after the latest strong wind has drifts blown back in. Here the plow has quite a bit of snow on that north side to push back. These 2 ... (more)

This is what the mid-section of DM&E, former CP, SD40-2 6075 looked like after a hard day of pushing a wedge plow across the Sheldon Sub.

High winds and drifting prompted the DM&E to operate this wedge plow from Mason City to the lines namesake town on Sheldon, which is the end of the line. Two red former CP units provide propulsio... (more)