One of only a few remaining maroon units on the former Missabe, DM&IR 215 leads a train of 98 empties and 2 idler cars and takes the green signal out of United Taconite and will head back to the c... (more)

DMIR 215 and repainted DMIR 212 pull 96 loads of raw taconite out from under the coarse crusher load out at United Taconite on a cold sub-zero Minnesota morning.

After departing Largo, DM&IR 210 makes a solo run between United Taconite's coarse crusher and the Fairlane pellet plant ten miles to the south during a Minnesota snowfall.

DM&IR 215 leads a train of raw taconite southbound and will end up at the United Taconite pellet plant.

DM&IR 210 leads 36 loads of raw taconite south towards the United Taconite plant on a cold afternoon. The train is 96 cars total but a problem at the mine's coarse crusher preventing them from lo... (more)

DM&IR 215 and repainted DM&IR 212 pull 96 loads of raw taconite oout from under the coarse crusher load out at United Taconite on a cold Minnesota morning.

DM&IR 210 prepares to leave the United Taconite coarse crusher.

After leaving United Taconite's Thunderbird crusher DM&IR 210 and I.C. 6260 use their combined horsepower to muscle a train of raw taconite towards the Fairlane pellet plant.

DMIR 215 leads crude ore loads to Fairlane Taconite plant.

Temp read -25 below zero with wind chill much lower as T-bird loads pull into Fairlane Taconite plant.

One of only four remaining Missabe SD38-2's, DM&IR 215 leads a T-Bird train south on a cold and clear Minnesota afternoon. The temperature never got above zero today with a wind chill in the -20 ... (more)

Repainted and rebuilt DMIR 212 leads on a T-Bird train as they prepare to back under the load out of the coarse crusher at United Taconite. The DM&IR 212 was just returned to service on the Iron ... (more)

In the twilight of their respective careers, two Missabe SD38-2's tag team a T-Bird train for loading at the Thunderbird north crusher of United Taconite in the last light of a cold Minnesota wint... (more)

The Missabe.

At a temp. of zero, DM&IR 215 and DM&IR 211 team up to lead a T-Bird south on the Missabe Sub on a cold winter day. Probably not the first time these two have been paired together since both are ... (more)