DMIR 305, formerly SD18 no. 188, now an SD-M, idles at the Proctor, MN diesel shop near a water plug once used to fill the likes of Missabe Yellowstones. The rebuild gave the then 36 year old SD18... (more)
A quartet of SD18/9s idles at Proctor shops between runs to the iron range led by SD18 179. The Missabe held on to steam power into 1960 when their last order of SD18s arrived to complete retireme... (more)
DMIR SD9 162 leads an SD18 and another SD9 with an empty ore train as it heads out of Proctor Yard and north to the iron range. This location has always been a favorite spot to watch Missabe actio... (more)
DMIR SD9 170 and SD18 183 bask in summer evening warmth outside Missabe's Proctor diesel shop. Soon the units will be back at work either switching ore jennies or hauling long ore drag between the... (more)