Very nice looking DM&IR SD-M 301, in almost perfect condition paint, makes a rare appearance on IC territory at Homewood. 301 is one of 5 remaining SD-Ms operating and it recently has received a y... (more)
An SD-18 leads a southbound through Iron Junction.
SD-M 316 (ex-SD18 186, built 4/60) and two SD38-2s (213 and 210, built 3/75) slowly pull a Fairlane train over the weigh-in-motion scale at the north end of Proctor.
645 power assemblies be darned, the 316 sure sounded like a 567 pulling hard on taconite pellets enroute to Proctor and the lake. Chasing the 316 around for a few days and witnessing her doing he... (more)
Due to many tunnel motors in the shops for electrical issues, SD-M 316 (ex-SD18 186, built 4/60) found itself on the point of Fairlane loads bound for the lake. Shown struggling in the 8th notch ... (more)
Due to many tunnel motors in the shops for electrical issues, SD-M 316 found itself on the point of 138 loads out of Fairlane bound for the lake. My first experience of pacing a 567 at speed on a... (more)
A T-Bird job powered by SD-M 316 (ex-SD18 186, built 4/60) and two SD38-2s (213 and 210, built 3/75) shove raw ore empties from Fairlane into the yard at Keenan. Soon, a different set of empties ... (more)
On the scale track, exDMIR 316 brings a load of Fairlane pellets into Proctor Yard.
One of 4 active SD-Ms leads a southbound T-bird consisting of 96 ore jennies built in the late 1940's. And we wonder what it would be like to have a time machine......
Two former B&LE tunnel motors (903 & 909) continue to work on the ex-DM&IR.
One of Missabe's surviving SD-Ms sits in the sun awaiting assignment.
Missabe SD-M 317 at rest.
Veteran rebuilt SD-M leads the Proctor Roadswitch through Saunders Junction (BNSF overhead).
