Sometimes on the railroad s*** happens, and this is a perfect example. With some acetylene and a BFH (Big F***ing Hammer is the technical term) the #316 was fixed up and headed back to move more c... (more)

DMIR SD-M 316 (a rebuilt SD18) leads heritage paint scheme SD9 No. 129 and another SD18 as the ore train descends Proctor Hill approaching the Duluth ore dock near 40th Ave. W. in Duluth, Minn. Th... (more)

Rebuilt SD18, DMIR 316 leads heritage painted SD9 129 and another rebuilt SD18 down Proctor Hill to the Duluth or docks at N 40th Ave. W. in Duluth, MN on a gorgeous fall day.

The SD-M designation came after the Missabe's SD9 and SD18s high short hoods were chopped at the Proctor shops.

With light snow still falling, DMIR 316 and crew break trail as they head out of town along Interstate 35 near downtown Duluth, MN. The crew was on duty on this day to retrieve a cut of coal cars... (more)

The crew at the North Shore Scenic Railroad use ex-Missabe 316 to plow through the yard trackage after a significant over night snowfall. The crew was working on getting the FP7 SOO 2500 and, whe... (more)

A SD-M and a FP7 plow off a little snow as they roll up the North Shore Scenic Railroad's line to retrieve a string of 104 empty coal cars they put in storage for BNSF a few months ago.

Missabe 316 showers 36th Avenue East with fresh snow as it rolls north to pick up a train of stored coal cars. This former DM&IR concrete bridge is slated for replacement this spring.

A pair of units plow along the North Shore Scenic Railroad as they head northeast to pick up the third and final empty coal train that was stored on the NSSR this past January/Feb.

A pair of units plow along the North Shore Scenic Railroad as they head northeast to pick up the third and final empty coal train that was stored on the NSSR this past January/Feb.

DM&IR 316 breaks trail through recent snow as it and sister 193 clear the line prior to three sets of Detroit Edison coal cars being delivered for winter storage.

Two former DM&IR SDs roll across the Sucker River while opening the line in anticipation of Detroit Edison coal trains being stored for the winter. RailPictures.net contributor Max Medlin waves fr... (more)

Recently restored DM&N business car Missabe is shuffled by a DM&IR diesel as the museum moved exhibits around prior to winter. The Missabe would end back up indoors in a high visibility position a... (more)

Two veterans side by side...

Mesabi Miner meets Missabe Road. DM&IR 316 and 193 both spent many hours on this dock and below it during their years on the Missabe. Employed now by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum the pair hav... (more)