As the early morning sun rises, we are pacing alongside former DMIR Tunnel Motor 408 as it cruises northbound on the Missabe Sub towards Zim, Minnesota with a train of ore empties in tow for loadi... (more)
A pair of DMIR Tunnel Motors and an IC SD40 slowly ease forward as they pull ore cars through the loader at the Fairlane taconite plant in Fairlane, Minnesota for loading with pellets.
As the morning sun rises in Forbes, Minnesota, a trio of EMD's lead empty ore train U716 as it comes off the main and heads into the loop track for loading at the Fairlane Taconite Plant. The Keen... (more)
Pellet steam billows off the train of taconite pellets as two DMIR SD40T-3's and an IC SD40-3 cruise south through Zim, Minnesota as they lead U717 towards Proctor.
Two DMIR SD40T-3's and an IC SD40-3 cruise along Highway 7 in Zim, Minnesota as they lead U717 south towards Proctor. The loads of freshly baked taconite pellets steam in the cold air, while steam... (more)
Empty ore train U716 rounds the bend in the morning sun as it comes off the Missabe Sub and down the connection to United Taconite's Fairlane Plant in Forbes, Minnesota for loading. A pair of form... (more)
Nearing last light, DMIR 408 is running north along the CN Missabe with limestone loads for the Minorca taconite mine.
Limestone loads for the Minorca mine located on NE Minnesota's Iron Range roar up the CN Missabe Sub passing the under the CN Rainy Sub here at Munger, MN.
As the trees begin to leaf out, DMIR 408 leads limestone loads north on the Missabe Sub at N. Coons on a nice spring evening. Always nice to see these veteran locomotives in action vs. the always ... (more)
A trio of 40's and 117 ore cars quietly glide around the curve heading down the CN Missabe sub towards the United Taconite processing plant.
DMIR 408 in charge of this T-Bird train makes it's way past Iron Jct. west wye as they travel to the plant. The beginning (or end) of the CN Iron Range sub is here at this control point.
A trio of former DMIR units pull these 114 DMIR cars down the Missabe sub passing this deer stand along the way.
A nice late fall afternoon and 3 matching former DMIR engines with 114 DMIR ore cars are hauling rocks to the plant from the mine.
DMIR 408, DMIR 404 and DMIR 402 pull 114 cars of taconite rock south down the Missabe sub for the United Taconite to make into taconite pellets.
A trio of tunnel motors, led by the DMIR 408, lead a ore teain south out of Saginaw, approaching the signal at North Coons.
