A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group coasts through Proctor yard as they continue on their tour of NE Minnesota and will now travel towards Duluth, MN before going... (more)

After slowing for a meet on the north end, the sparkling clean DMIR 403 picks up speed as they get moving on south end. Note the new and old signals as they await their fate.

A great final chase of a sparkling clean DMIR 403 began with them rolling around the corner at North Biwabik into a meet on a fantastic fall day on the Iron Range.

On what will most likely be my last trip to 'da range before my move, it was one of the best days this area can offer, crisp fall air and bright sunshine.This might be one of the best chases I hav... (more)

After coming up from Duluth, MN on the CN Missabe Sub with it's train of Lexington Group participants, DMIR 403 heads out of CN Keenan Yard and makes its way back to Duluth with a gaggle of foam c... (more)

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group coasts into Proctor yard after turning the train in Keenan yard as they continue on their tour of the area now traveling towar... (more)

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group heads down the CN Missabe Sub passing a few remaining searchlight signals as they travel towards Duluth, MN and then go up to ... (more)

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group heads north out of Duluth, MN and in doing so passes under the Fitgers Brewery which is situated along the shore of Lake Super... (more)

A quartet of Canadian National EMD's lead 145-loads of ore toward Two Harbors, Minn., from Mountain Iron, on a late summer afternoon passing from the Missabe Sub to the iron Range Sub at Iron Jct.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range “heritage” SD40-3 No. 403 leads the train around the curve and off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Iron Range Sub at Iron Jct. passing some of the last searchli... (more)

All loaded out and ready to depart Minntac for Two Harbors. A few minutes later Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range “heritage” SD40-3 No. 403 leads the train down the hill and into view and thus beg... (more)

DMIR 403 leads 604 total axels northbound at track speed thru Jones as the trip up from the ore dock at Two Harbors continues to U.S. Steel's Minntac plant for more taconite pellets.

Maroon & gold leader pulling empties. Chased this one from Highland Lake. Worth it.

Ore loads hustle into Nomi Jct behind the DM&IR 403.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range “heritage” SD40-3 No. 403 leads a Canadian National taconite ore empty as it hustles past milepost 6 north of Waldo not long after climbing the hill out of Two Har... (more)