DM&IR 192 and SOO 700 shove 83 empty storage hoppers on to the main line north of Marble. They'll pull 40 of them back south after they clear the switch and leave 43 of them north of a road cross... (more)
Heading towards United Taconite's Fairlane pellet plant with more iron ore from the mine.
Heading towards Two Harbors, MN with more iron ore pellets for the steel mills.
The last Missabe painted Tunnel Motor leads Minntac loads for Two Harbors. This was the only time the sun came out this afternoon.
DM&IR 215 rounds the final curve and begins the approach to United Taconite's Fairlane plant with 98 loads of raw taconite for processing.
Some of the many colors of CN represented with Missabe DM&IR 210 leading the way banking the curve at Bear Trap Road on a empty limestone train from Minntac bound for Proctor.
One of only a few remaining maroon units on the former Missabe, DM&IR 215 leads a train of 98 empties and 2 idler cars and takes the green signal out of United Taconite and will head back to the c... (more)
One of the last remaining Missabe Maroon units heads up the Proctor Road Switch with empties from dock 6
DM&IR 210 grinds up the hill with limestone loads.
A Maroon leader on the hill is becoming harder to find these days.
DM&IR 210 leads a train under the signals at Adolph and makes the final curve and approach to Proctor Yard and home.
Retired DMIR 214 sits at Keenan Yard, waiting to be moved off the Missabe.
DMIR 215 and repainted DMIR 212 pull 96 loads of raw taconite out from under the coarse crusher load out at United Taconite on a cold sub-zero Minnesota morning.
Must be a little draft coming in the firemans side. Hence the plastic bag stuck in the door!
DM&IR 400 waits patiently as the IC 6017 goes for a spin on the turn table.
