Two former Missabe tunnel motors lead an ore train off the former Duluth Missabe & Northern alignment and onto the former Duluth & Iron Range Rail Road, which they will use into Two Harbors. The t... (more)
These two units might wear the same paint, but their heritage is quite different. DMIR 402 is a former Southern Pacific tunnel motor while IC 6258 is ex-Burlington Northern.
A shorter than normal taconite empty is heading toward Mountain Iron where they will take on another load of taconite. The train is only 80 cars long this afternoon with two former Missabe Maroon... (more)
The face of things to come - all three units on the morning Proctor Roadswitch are painted CN as they move Minntac limestone empties to Duluth. DMIR 402, IC 6261, and DMIR 406. At least 406 has be... (more)