A northbound DM&IR 407 leads it's train into the siding as DM&IR 403 rounds the corner with 140 loads of taconite pellets while the EJ&E 674 is tucked into a yard track making for a three way mee... (more)

The MRF shoves coal loads into Allen Jct. to be used by the Mesabi Nugget plant, the worlds first full scale iron nugget plant producing 97% pure nuggets for use in steelmaking.

DM&IR 403 continues it's journey towards Two Harbors with it's train of 140 steaming loads after meeting an empty train led by DM&IR 407 which was pulling a string of the new ore cars with just th... (more)

One of only two remaining maroon former Miissabe locomotives on the CN roster leading 116 loads of taconite pellets to Two Harbors on a great late fall afternoon.

An old DM&IR lock hangs open on the stand used to switch and connect the former DM&IR Hinsdale Branch to the Erie Mining Company (EMCO). This was the only connection Erie had to the outside world... (more)

Erie Mining Company's F9 4211 is sitting on her home rails for the last time as she waits to be picked up by CN and brought down to the Depot and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN. ... (more)

EMCO ( Erie Mining Company) 4211 and 4222 sit at Hinsdale waiting to be picked up by CN's MRF train for transport to Duluth, MN and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.

Erie Mining RS-11s 7204 and 7213 working at Hoyt Lakes in June 1988.

Erie Mining 4214 about to depart Hoyt Lakes in this July 1987 scene.

Miles from any kind of civilization, NSM 655, 650 & 653 approach the ex-LTV over pass (where this shot was taken from). Be careful if you drive a car to get this location because I hit a rut in th... (more)

What would be my first trip to Missabe Country this trip would teach me a few things about fanning the DM&IR... Shoot, Duck and Cover and don't forget to protect your camera against the flying Toc... (more)

After leaving U.S. Steel's Minntac facility, DM&IR 403 smokes it up and looks good on the point of this steaming pellet train bound for Two Harbors. A nearby detector reported -7 degrees, that mi... (more)

DMIR 401 + IC 6251+ IC 6258 lead taconite empties from Twin Harbours for Mintac through Wyeman MN.

IC 6265 + 6255 + 6250 lead Mintac - Twin Harbours taconite loads uphill at Wyeman MN.

A morning loaded EB taconite train begins to pull out of Dunka Jct. after waiting for permission to head for the ore dock. Power is an ABBA set of F's broken up by a C420. The second unit, C420 # ... (more)