"DM&IR 1" stands at Marbles between shuttle trips on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. The actual DM&IR 1 was an RDC-3 that later went to Northern Pacific.
RDC fake out! How do you make a DM&IR RDC out of an Alaska/NYC RDC? Eight rolls of red and white duct tape for starters. Blue and yellow stripes would have looked VERY out of place on a Missabe... (more)
Fresh off a coffee break, the two man crew uses this old DM&IR switcher for moving cars around at the bulk materials facility, Hallett Dock Co.. This switcher, retired by CN in 2006 and acquired ... (more)
September is a good time to see the various elevator engines at work. This locomotive with its faded green paint works the former Cargill elevator in Duluth (Riverland Ag). You can see where the... (more)