A pair of SD38-2's in true Missabe colors team up together.

DM&IR 403 leads a train of freshly baked iron ore pellets down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac facility.

A DMIR SD38 leads 2 CN units under the massive docks in Duluth, MN on a bitterly cold, -15 degree afternoon.

After leaving U.S. Steel's Minntac facility, DM&IR 403 smokes it up and looks good on the point of this steaming pellet train bound for Two Harbors. A nearby detector reported -7 degrees, that mi... (more)

My 2008 photography draws to a close with a clean 400 leading CN 6262 and B&LE 909 and 29 limestone loads as they clear the plant at Collingwood.

A fairly clean tunnel motor leads Minntac limestone loads northbound for the plant.

A nice trio of DM&IR tunnel motors (409, 405 and 404) hustle a train of ore from Minntac through the Superior National Forest en route to Two Harbors.

A classic lineup of Missabe SD38-2s 214 and 205 lead a southbound loaded T-Bird through the signals at the south end of Iron Junction on its way to the plant at Forbes.

The Missabe.

Originally built in 1960 as a SD-18 and rebuilt at the shops in Proctor, MN in 1988 into a SD-M, DM&IR 308 shows it still has the ability to get the job done after almost 48 years of service on t... (more)

The many colors of CN. Maroon DM&IR 210 leads a southbound limestone train along with a repainted into CN colors former Missabe unit and a black Illinios Central unit.

At a temp. of zero, DM&IR 215 and DM&IR 211 team up to lead a T-Bird south on the Missabe Sub on a cold winter day. Probably not the first time these two have been paired together since both are ... (more)

On the last day of operation for the NSSR the 9169 and DMIR 193 make up the consist for the Polar Express. In the twighlight hour of the evening the lights on the loco and car really start to glow... (more)

Even on cold days the railroads keep running. DM&IR 210 and crew braved the -20 degree weather and have just retrived 24 freshly rebuilt ore cars and several other misc. cars from Shelton Jct. a... (more)

Back when the Iron Range was worth shooting... while still possible, much harder today.