A year after take over by Canadian National, the DMIR looks pretty much like itself. Tunnel motor 409 faces an SD38-2/tunnel motor/SD38-2 combo as the latter group prepares to depart for the Dulut... (more)
SD9 DMIR 163, rebuilt with a chopped nose after an accident, mates up with SD18 193 outside the Proctor shops in typical winter conditions in early January 1976. SD38-2 212 is in the background.
Nine Missabe SDs are stored at Proctor Minn. as a combination of recession and end of season mining reduce the power requirement to run the railroad. The mix includes several SD18s mixed with the ... (more)