An old DM&IR ore car build date 1952 vs. a new DM&IR ore car build date 07/ 2009.
Southbound All-rail near the junction switch to Keenan yard on its way from the mines at Mountain Iron MN
The Proctor Road Switch finishes spotting 140 car loads of iron pellets up on Dock 6 as the James R. Barker finishes loading pellets and will shortly set sail for the steel mill.
With the begining ice forming in the bay, a otherwise gloomy dreary early winter day is on tap for workers on CN Dock 6 as the Proctor Road Switch prepares to shove 140 cars out on the dock and th... (more)
The sun sets on Missabe maroon as the last two active DM&IR-painted units (403 and 211) team up with a repainted sister to lead a Minorca limestone train. SD38-2 215 is also still in Missabe colo... (more)
After leaving United Taconite's Fairlane plant the chase was on for the dozen or so railfans that took a break from the NRHS convention in Duluth and came up to the Iron Range to see the DM&IR 403... (more)
DM&IR 408 pulls 136 loads of taconite pellets out of Fairlane as an empty T-Bird and the Keenan Switch jockey for space in the backround.
With temps near 90 ABOVE zero in northern Minnesota, the crew of DM&IR 403 has no A/C so they leave the door open for ventilation on the southbound trip to Proctor with pellet loads for the docks ... (more)
A southbound loaded pellet train out of United Taconite's Fairlane plant led by the last maroon Missabe tunnel motor on the CN roster puts on quite a show for the dozen plus railfans that made the... (more)
The Missabe lives! SD18 193 and SDM 316 - both now preserved at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum - pose for night photos during the NRHS Convention. Lighting by Steve Barry and Alex Mayes.
An engineer puts the power to his mighty steads and begins to pull the 136 loads of taconite pellets out of the plant towards Proctor, MN.
The afternoon roadswitch with 36 ore cars loaded with limestone starts its climb from Duluth up Proctor Hill.
Early evening light highlights the Proctor Roadswitch as it lifts 36 ore cars loaded with limestone up the "ramp" in the shadow of ore dock 6 in Duluth.
Except for the bird droppings, DM&IR 506 looks like it's in relatively good condition. Wouldn't it be great to see this 2-10-2 under steam again?
Afternoon Proctor Roadswitch dumps ore cars on Dock 6 while the Presque Isle unloads limestone at its home port of Duluth.
