#ironrange

[railwayhistorical]

Leased Muscle

The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway hauls taconite from the iron ranges of upper Minnesota to Duluth and Two Harbors on Lake Superior. From there the product is hauled by ship to blast furnaces located lower in the Great Lakes, such as Gary, Indiana.

During the winter months, when the Great Lakes fleet is frozen out of the game, the DM&IR leases some of its power to other roads. [Or at least they did when I was shooting back in the late 1970s.]

More than once I saw these intriguing units on the Illinois Central as well as on the Louisville & Nashville. I’m pretty certain the one pictured here is at an IC yard in Louisville. DM&IR 162 is an EMD SD9 built in April of 1959.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken March 26th 1977.

[needalittletimetowakeup]

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[ultraracrovredwing-blog]

Regrann from @cccckim - 8114 #redwing#redwingkorea#myredwing#redwingheritage#8114#ironrange#bootsREPOST by redwing micmel - #regrann

[ultraracrovredwing-blog]

Regrann from @redwingshoesphilippines - New and worn Iron Range 8111. Cleaned, oiled and complete with Leather Protector to keep leather looking its best. . . . #RedWingShoesPhilippines #RedWingWear #IronRange #8111regran by redwing micmel (at Philippines)

[onajide]

Wok in progress #wip #rawpigment #minnesota #ironrange #gold #serpentine

[onajide]

Stirring up more dirt (raw pigment) and probably the last thing I’ll do before art week begins tomorrow (for those of us who are contracted to work). After years of being hesitant and too conservative (in my mind) about the reception of dirt in my practice has been overwhelmingly embraced and cemented. #rawpigment #painting #africandiasporaart #ironrange #minnesota (large detail shown)

[onajide]

The rich environment of Minnesota is an important part of my practice. #ironrange #mushroom #fungi #bwca #superiornationalforest #minnesota (at Burntside Lake, Minnesota)