The Mitchell Engine House was built in 1906 by the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad. The DM&N was owned by U.S. Steel which also owned the DM&IR.
In 1938 the two railroads merged under the DM... (more)
After being pulled out of the "warm storage", SOO 2500 takes on water at the shop before being coupled to DMIR 316 to make a run to get empty coal cars out of storage for BNSF.
A rare ex-Conrail blue unit makes an appearance in northern Minnesota as the leader of an All-Rail train shown coming down off the hill from U.S. Steel Minntac with 103 loads of fresh baked taconi... (more)
A long view of the CN yard at Proctor, MN. Engine facility is on the middle left and the car repair shop is middle right.
What was once strictly an ore staging yard for the mines of northern Mi... (more)
Built in 1906, the interior of an old Duluth and Iron Range caboose shows a little wear. Furry woodland creatures with fury now call this place home along with some birds and other assorted anim... (more)