At last light, SD38AC 201 leads sister 200 into the yard at Fairlane with a loaded T-Bird bound for the United Taconite Plant. Both units - and all Missabe maroon units - are running on borrowed ... (more)
DMIR 212 takes the turn on the north leg of Fairlane wye and points south toward the entrance to Unitac. Here the train will dump its load of crude ore and turn back to Thunderbird for another loa... (more)
DMIR 214 has its train of crude ore in control as it splits the vintage search lights enroute to Fairlane and the Unitac plant.
These two SD38s are certainly trying to keep them selves warm with it being -35 degrees below zero. An absolute clear early morning and steam and ice fog everywhere. It certainly shows, It's cold!... (more)
A great consist leads a loaded 140-car ore train out of the United Taconite plant for Proctor in below zero weather. DM&IR 412 is slated for retiremnet, as are 308 and 316. The 406 and trailing ... (more)
A pair of Missabe SD38s (223 and 207) handle 96 loads of crude taconite into the Fairlane processing plant on a clear, but chilly, -11F morning.
Loaded crude ore train for the Fairlane pellet plant nears its destination with two of the three surviving SD-Ms on the former DM&IR (out of 22 at their peak).
Empty crude ore train departs the Fairlane pellet plant with two of the three surviving SD-Ms on the former DM&IR (out of 22 at their peak).
An empty T-Bird crude ore train prepares to head back to the mine behind 316 while 207 has just finished loading a pellet train at United Taconite.
201 on the point, a freshly painted 401 in CN livery trails, pulling hard on a limestone train southbound.
One of the "T-Birds" rolling loaded ore South towards Fairlane.
A pair of Missabe SD38s take the diverging route to Fairlane with a loaded crude ore train.
Veteran Missabe SD38 No. 202 leads an SD38-2 and 97 loaded crude ore cars over the St. Louis River.
After picking up additional empties at Keenan Yard, 403 heads for United Taconite to load. There is a hint of fall in the air today.
