Limestone is being hauled up hill, in the rain, from the dock in Duluth.
The mighty Yellowstone 225 watches over the city of Proctor and it's rich railroad history.
The giant sleeps. DM&IR No. 227, one of the Missabe's legendary Yellowstones, watches over the town of Proctor late on this September evening. What I wouldn't give to see her run again.
Missabe Yellowstone No. 225 stands silent overlooking the town where she once worked.
DMIR 400 + 408 + 409 lead Limestone empties in to Proctor yard.
A "Minnesota Sunset" shines over the Missabe just North of Munger.
DMIR 401 + IC 6251+ IC 6258 lead taconite empties from Twin Harbours for Mintac through Wyeman MN.
The last SD-M running on the ex-DMIR brings some cars back to Keenan Yard.
Retired Missabe 413 sits near the yard office stripped of parts waiting for a trip to Homewood and an uncertain fate.
The morning Proctor Roadswitch crew uses three former Missabe tunnel motors that just arrived on a limestone empty to move ore loads to Dock 6 in Duluth. The front door is open despite a chilly m... (more)
Three matched former DM&IR tunnel motors arrive back in Proctor with an empty Minntac limstone train.
Yes there is a tie under all those taconite pellets.
One of only a few Missabe maroon units left leads a trio of the IC/CN units that are assigned to the DM&IR.
What would be my first trip to Missabe country, this would be my first and only taste of true Missabe action as this would be the only Maroon SD38 set I had saw.... to this day almost all of the M... (more)
DM&IR bay window caboose rests outside the shop building, it's getting some minor work done to it, mostly electrical.
