Built in 1961, dismantled in 2019. Bridge no. 9482 was built to carry millions of tons of natural iron ore from mine pits near Eveleth, MN and included Fayal 1, 2 and 3, Cloquet Annex, Pearsall, ... (more)
DM&IR 193 leads the Two Harbors Turn on the outer edges of Duluth.
DM&IR SD18 193 leads the Two Harbors Turn over the Big Sucker river near Palmers, MN. Although Missabe maroon can no longer be found on the CN's former DM&IR lines, it can still be found in the Tw... (more)
DMIR 193 holds at the Two Harbors depot.
The Lake Superior Railroad Museum helped celebrate the gold spike anniversary today as well as the 30th anniversary of the museum's operating arm the North Shore Scenic Railroad. What a fun was to... (more)
A pair of DMIR tunnel motors led a taconite load out of the plant at Mountain Iron
Missabe SD38-2s nos. 210 and 212 sandwich Tunnel Motor no. 410 at Proctor, MN prior to heading out on a morning run to the Duluth ore docks and waterfront. The Tunnel Motor was a second hand purch... (more)
Although still operating as the DM&IR, the railroad is 13 months into its acquisition by Canadian National. SD38-2 no. 212 could use some touch up paint. The unit was built in March 1975 and was t... (more)
A glimpse into the past as the last two Missabe painted motors work the E-Lead switch job in Proctor Yard. This would end up being the last time two maroon units would be lashed together, let alon... (more)
DM&IR 409 is seen again pulling into Proctor Yard.
DM&IR 409, an ex-SP SD45T-2 rebuilt by VMV at Paducah, pulls taconite loads east towards Duluth, seen here at Adolph.
Veteran Missabe ore cars and a classic searchlight on a clear night anytime within the last 50 years.
The last Missabe painted tunnel motor leads empty limestone side dumps south on CN's Missabe Sub
A 96 car string of old Missabe/DMIR ore cars are setout on a storage track at Biwabik for the winter. During the summer months, these cars are used in BFT service between the mines and Two Harbor... (more)