After leaveing Steelton, Mn as trailing units behind a couple DMIR SD38's this pair of SD-M's found themselves on the point of this train after it was split in two at Prentice due to loss of air p... (more)

Former Missabe SD-M now owned by the Missabe Railroad Historical Society hauls empty covered hoppers north for storage outside Two Harbors on the NSSR.

This young man has probably done more switching this past year than any other person at the Depot. It certainly shows. Here he is shown leading the #193 to her inspection.

A single Missabe unit MRF?! No, but the next best thing! The MRHS's SD-M glides through the woods on its way to Marbles to swap 8 hoppers for 50ish coal cars.

A single Missabe unit MRF?! No, but the next best thing! The MRHS's SD-M glides through the woods on its way to Marbles to swap 8 hoppers for 50ish coal cars.

On a beautiful Duluth morning, the MRHS's SD-M prepares to go to work on the North Shore Scenic Railroad as 7 hoppers are being swapped for 50ish coal cars at Marbles.

Missabe Railroad Historical Society SD-M 316 handles a short train of empty covered hoppers towards Two Harbors where they will be stored. This line is former DM&IR and connects Duluth and Two Har... (more)

The first train to roll across the new bridge spanning Highway 61 is this covered hopper storage move using Missabe Railroad Historical Society ex-Missabe SD-M 316. This line is former DM&IR and c... (more)

The last Missabe maroon SD38-2 rattles the steel bridge over the St. Louis River on a near perfect morning hauling 93 loads of taconite rock and 2 empties southward.

Patience is a virtue. After all the other rail fans had left, deterred by the thunderhead in the background, the sun finally popped out and illuminated what I consider an easy Catch of the Year wi... (more)

The 1st chore today for the 07:45 yard job at Proctor is to grab 2 scale test cars and a couple cars of rock to work on the scale. This crew will run this equipment over the scale for the most of ... (more)

"ANY SMELT IN THERE?" the engineer yelled as they went by. He was referring to the stream that moves under the reeds and such to the left, and oddly enough, a Budweiser guy had just left after che... (more)

The DM&IR 403, the last Missabe maroon SD40-3 on the CN roster, makes any consist look good especially when it's leading. Here the crew throws a little exhaust into the air as they head south dow... (more)

Spotless DMIR 164 works west on the old DSS&A line a few miles out of Trout Lake with 34 cars of mainly logs and pulp. The WC had DMIR SD9's on the property nearly steady during the mid nineties t... (more)

Racing south. This is my first attempt at a pace shot. I like the results. Thanks to Christopher Muller (driver) for making this shot possible. Shot with a shutter of 1/40 and f/25.