Retired DMIR 214 sits at Keenan Yard, waiting to be moved off the Missabe.
A classic lineup of Missabe SD38-2s 214 and 205 lead a southbound loaded T-Bird through the signals at the south end of Iron Junction on its way to the plant at Forbes.
Missabe 214 and 210 lead 92 ore loads south towards the Fairlane pellet plant.
Southbound T-bird heads to Fairlane.
It was good to see these guys still pulling the T-birds.
A break in the clouds behind me at just the right time! I've wanted to get this shot for years, and was finally motivated once another RP.net member shot it last week. The engineer some how spot... (more)
Behind a matched DM&IR consist, southbound loads for the taconite plant at Forbes are seen crossing the St. Louis River. The river is running high due to a combination of spring showers and the me... (more)
214 makes it's way around the curve into the United Taconite Plant at Forbes, MN
An empty T-Bird crude ore train returns to United Taconite's Thunderbird Mine for loading on a chilly -18F Sunday morning.
An empty T-Bird crude ore train hoves into the loading pocket at United Taconite's Thunderbird Mine.
Road crew makes up empty ore jennies while that arrived that morning shoot steam into the air.
DM&IR 214 spotting taconite loads on Dock 6 in West Duluth while the Joeseph Thompson sails by in the background.
A former EJ&E SD38 rides the turntable at Proctor.
Ore empties split the switch at 2nd street giving residents of Proctor a front row seat to the derailment cleanup, here RJ Corman rerails the 214
214 was getting a work out today. Here it is seen near Eveleth, MN.