With the "Twin Cities Mafia" invading the Iron Range on this day cleaning up, it was some to receive some home cooking in the form of DM&IR 403 departing with 143 for Minntac. Shown here heading t... (more)

BLE 906 leads a 141-car string of empty ore jennies north through Munger. It's hard for a photograph to capture the experience of being trackside and what this photo doesn't show is the aniticipa... (more)

Just had to get this CP re-route at the classic Missabe curve at Munger.

Limestone empties pass under the former DW&P.

Soon to be one of the youngest engineers in the notoriously high seniority based Missabe Road, Mr. Aldrich has empties for Minntac rolling at track speed through Munger at the ripe age of 20. The ... (more)

A never before seen move on the Missabe. The IC #6256 may not be long for this world after initial reports indicated the water had frozen in her pipes after she died en-route to Proctor. A NB trai... (more)

Missabe 403 leads a long Miscellaneous Road Freight towards Proctor and under the DW&P at Munger. The 403 along with SD38-2 215 are the only DM&IR units remaining in maroon.

The changing face of the Missabe... John Ryan looks on after getting his shot as a U-Tac is just about to Proctor.

A rare catch in sun on a mostly cloudy day - all in the U.S. Steel family as J 674 leads the last two maroon Missabe units left operating (215/403) towards Proctor. 215 was dead after having suff... (more)

The MRF rounds the corner at the DW&P crossing at Munger and enters the home stretch to Proctor Yard. Leading the train is a collection of IC SD40-2's, far from home EJ&E SD38-2 674 and another C... (more)

Identical twins #400 and #401 began their lives out west, beating the mountains that caused other engines to overheat. They came to Minnesota and conquered the snow wearing the classy maroon of th... (more)

Loaded ore train from United Taconite kicks up fresh snow as it approaches the end of its run at Proctor.

Loaded ore train from United Taconite rolls south towards Proctor.

Pellet train bound for U-Tac departs on an unusually warm November day.

EJ&E 660 is in run 8 working an empty ballast train over the Rainy Sub (DW&P) north of Duluth. The lone unit could barely muster 25 mph, half the allowed speed on this subdivision.