| DM&IR Iron Range railfan ramble | |||
| Railfan friends Tom McNair, Tim Fullbright, the Godfather, John Dziobko, and myself met up in Proctor, MN., at the top of the hill from the Duluth/Superior basin. Our objective: photograph as many DM&IR painted locomotives still running on the Messabi and Two Harbors subs over the course of a long weekend of railfanning. And, as of this writing, I can report many were still to be found 2+ years after the CN purchase. Oh, there were a couple CN painted ex-SP SD40-T2s seen, and the signage on all the buildings and property had the CN wet noodle plastered on them. Otherwise it looked like DM&IR circa 2003. It was sad to see the once busy Proctor shops and yard significantly downgraded in the CN era. Weather wise, we had a mix of clouds and sun, but enough of each to get a diverse photographic experience. Temperatures moderated nicely to above normal, there was no snow on the ground. Coincidentally, it was the opening weekend of the deer hunt, and the sounds of distant rifle fire was somewhat disconcerting since I did not have blaze orange on. Everywhere I went I saw people wearing orange, even non hunters. Happily I did get back safe and sound, and hope you like looking through this collection of photos of one of the most interesting railroad operations in the Heartland! | |||
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 416 |
 DMIR 416 |
 DMIR 413 |
 DMIR 213 |
 DMIR 316 |
 DMIR 213 |
 DMIR 413 |
 DMIR 200 |
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DMIR 213 |
 DMIR 215 |
 DMIR 419 |
 DMIR 404 |
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DMIR 413 |
 DMIR 416 |
 DMIR 200 |
 DMIR 215 |
 DMIR 308 |
 DMIR 401 |
 CN 8004 |
 DMIR 215 |
 CN 2231 |
CN 2231 |
 CN 50398 |
 DMIR |
 DMIR 419 |
 DMIR 419 |
 DMIR 202 |
 DMIR 223 |
 DMIR 405 |
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 412 |
 DMIR 416 |
 DMIR 419 |
 DMIR 419 |
 DMIR n/a |
 CN 5682 |
 CN 5532 |
 CN 5532 |
 DMIR |
 DMIR 225 |
 DMIR C200 |
 BNSF 5341 |
 DMIR 213 |
 DMIR 213 |
 DMIR 223 |
 SOO |
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