DMIR 403, DMIR 408 and DMIR 402 lead 141 cars of pellets from United Taconite off the yard track at Fairlane for Proctor while BLE 903 paired with CN 2111 wait on the running track to lead a T-Bir... (more)

Flying over CN's Proctor Yard. Elevation, is indeed, everything.

An overview of the CN yard and shops at Proctor, MN. A huge change from the days of the Missabe. Back in it's heyday it would have been all maroon and gold here but today there is only one true ... (more)

Despite the gloomy day a couple of unusual visitors to CP's Stinson Yard provide for an interesting image. A pair of BNSF GEs are working on the CP and brought up a train from St. Paul while DM&IR... (more)

A rare occurrence found 403 working as the dock switch in Two Harbors. The locomotive is one of only two still remaining in full Missabe paint and lettering. Here it spots vintage Missabe ore cars... (more)

The old girl lives! DMIR 403 has been through a lot this year already. Involved in a wreck at Fairbanks earlier this year and at the time it's fate was unknown. CN brass decided to repair it and... (more)

Missabe maroons really looks good as it catches the very last rays of sun on a nice February day as they charge north through Saginaw.

DMIR 403 and CN 6013 rest on a track at the diesel house after being towed to Proctor after being involved in a derailment of a loaded ore train at Fairbanks earlier in the week. Both suffered gea... (more)

R.I.P. 403---DMIR 403 takes the switch at Iron Jct. off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the trip to Two Harbors with loads of taconite pellets from the U.S. Steel Minntac pla... (more)

DMIR 403 leads loads of fresh made taconite pellets through the switches at Iron Jct. and will soon take a left turn onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the trip to Two Harbors.

DMIR 403 leads loads of fresh made taconite pellets down the CN Minntac Sub on the way back to Two Harbors, MN. A part of the massive taconite plant (The Minntac plant is the world's largest tac... (more)

Although delays shadowed in my other shot, its still nice to be able to shoot maroon in 2014, nearly 10 years after the CN takeover.

The mighty 403 lead an empty limestone train under the former DW&P at Munger, MN.

The 403 rounds the bend at Adolph with limestone empties returning from Minntac.

DMIR 403, here at MP 6.6 in Proctor, begins it trip down Proctor Hill to be loaded with Limestone to be brought to the Minntac taconite plant in Mountain Iron, MN.