Doublestacks look out of place on the former DM&IR.
Southbound core train on the former DM&IR.
A pair of IC SD40-3s power a loaded ore train over the Cloquet River.
A southbound CORE train rumbles across the Cloquet River Bridge on the former DM&IR mainline.
A bridge built to handle the Missabe's mighty 2-8-8-4 Yellowstones echos under the weight of a pure maroon diesel consist in 2008.
A mild morning with fog has dusted these pines with a nice layer of ice as this liquid sulphur train rolls south on the former DM&IR.
Solid maroon (DMIR 200, 215 and 210) crossing the Cloquet River under the last rays of late afternoon sun. Minutes prior this scene was cloudy.
The Keenan Switch behind endangered SD-Ms 303 and 316 heads back north after picking up cars at Proctor (acting as the MRF).
Southbound freight crossing the Cloquet River on the CN (DM&IR) Missabe Subdivision.
BNSF ore reroute for Keewatin Taconite thunders across the sturdy Cloquet River Bridge while detouring over CN (DM&IR).
Crossing the Cloquet River.
A trio of classic non-turbo Missabe SD38s roll south towards Proctor with ore loads from United Taocnite.
Ore empties roll north to loading at United Taconite. Trailing power is the 209 and 316.
BNSF all-rail ore train for Alabama passes snow covered pines on the former DM&IR.
CWL44-9 (EF-644a) 2508, SD50F (GF-636b) 5454, and SD40-2(W) (GF-30t) 5352 keep a southbound 'run-through' moving at track speed along Rte. 7 just north of Burnett at 0848.
