DM&IR 210 pulls a mostly empty limestone train into the yard track at Proctor.

DM&IR 403 pulls a rail train through Biwabik.

Hopefully the few remaining units wearing Missabe colors will keep them for many years to come.

A maroon leader and blue skies! Credit to my Fiancee Jen Smith for taking this shot!

After departing Largo, DM&IR 210 makes a solo run between United Taconite's coarse crusher and the Fairlane pellet plant ten miles to the south during a Minnesota snowfall.

Symmetry in motion.

DM&IR 215 leads a train of raw taconite southbound and will end up at the United Taconite pellet plant.

DM&IR 210 leads 36 loads of raw taconite south towards the United Taconite plant on a cold afternoon. The train is 96 cars total but a problem at the mine's coarse crusher preventing them from lo... (more)

DM&IR 402 and Illinios Central 6252 ramp up their combined 6000 horsepower to track speed with steaming loads of iron ore pellets in tow.

DM&IR 215 and repainted DM&IR 212 pull 96 loads of raw taconite oout from under the coarse crusher load out at United Taconite on a cold Minnesota morning.

DM&IR 210 prepares to leave the United Taconite coarse crusher.

After leaving United Taconite's Thunderbird crusher DM&IR 210 and I.C. 6260 use their combined horsepower to muscle a train of raw taconite towards the Fairlane pellet plant.

DMIR 215 leads crude ore loads to Fairlane Taconite plant.

One of only four remaining Missabe SD38-2's, DM&IR 215 leads a T-Bird train south on a cold and clear Minnesota afternoon. The temperature never got above zero today with a wind chill in the -20 ... (more)

Thunderbird shuttle