Visit the former Duluth Missabe and Iron Range in northern Minnesota. Owned and operated today by the CN Railway, the historic lines of the DM&IR still play a vital role in transporting iron taconite from the mines to Great Lakes freighters bound for steel mills on the lower Great Lakes.

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we cover the Missabe Sub running south between the mines near Virginia and the ore dock at Duluth.

There is a variety of traffic on the Missabe. Loads of crushed taconite are shuttled between UTAC’s Thunderbird Mine and the Fairlane plant. Unit trains of limestone and dolomite head north to the mines. Locals powered by classic EMD’s work between Proctor and Keenan, while several through freights (core trains) head for the Canadian border at International Falls.

In addition to the trains, we will visit Duluth’s Canal Park and Aerial Lift Bridge and watch a few lake boats entering the harbor.

Shot in October, 2024 and October, 2025.

Shot in beautiful 4K!

1 Hour 41 Minutes
Stereo Sound
Narration on/off