Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, The Last Days - FULL VIDEO (2004)

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  • @johnfisherjr.5911
    @johnfisherjr.5911 2 роки тому +12

    Thanks for making so many full length videos available here. I really enjoy them

  • @0fficialdregs
    @0fficialdregs 2 роки тому +6

    just another reminder of corporate world meddling in local beloved fixtured of life.
    Thank you again with these great videos!

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +1

      You’re welcome! Thank you so much for watching.

    • @0fficialdregs
      @0fficialdregs 2 роки тому +1

      @@CVisionProductions1 thank you for great content

  • @gregginter5867
    @gregginter5867 Рік тому +3

    Thoroughly enjoyed your DM&IR videos! It's my favorite fallen flag. I lived in Duluth for 2.5yrs n managed a Worker's Comp Rehab Agency which included numerous tacconite operation workers!

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much! The DM&IR was a fascinating railroad. It sounds like you had an interesting job. We appreciate you watching and commenting.

  • @mjrodriguez8670
    @mjrodriguez8670 2 роки тому +7

    I am thankful that you uploaded this video on the DM&IR Railway! I really like the DM&IR 2-8-8-4 Yellowstones!

  • @nssrrailfan
    @nssrrailfan 2 роки тому +5

    Hey C Vision! I notice a few of your videos in the LSRM gift shop in Duluth. I enjoy watching your channel, and especially the Missabe. It's my favorite railroad, as I live in Duluth. Amazing work as always!

  • @heyimpatrick0
    @heyimpatrick0 2 роки тому +8

    glad you were able to capture this. i always love seeing the Missabe in action

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you Patrick. I’m really glad we did this too. I made it a priority when I heard the CN was going to purchase them.

  • @Maine_Railfan
    @Maine_Railfan 2 роки тому +3

    I am glad you were able to catch the last days of the DM&IR, it would have been nice to see them in person pre-CN but, I enjoy these videos just as much.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +1

      We are grateful as well. It was a special time in history. Thank you for watching!

  • @bnsd4015
    @bnsd4015 2 роки тому +7

    Great stuff! Always loved the Iron Range, wish it was still as cool as it was back in the day when everything was a lot more diverse.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому

      Thank you!!! Still lots to see up there, but the Iron Range had quite a bit more going on in decades past. That’s one reason the DMIR was sold in 2004. Declining traffic.

    • @bnsd4015
      @bnsd4015 2 роки тому +2

      @@CVisionProductions1 I will definitely plan a trip up that way in the near future, not DMIR but about as close as you can get to it!

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +2

      Still worth a visit, for sure!

  • @xray606
    @xray606 2 роки тому +8

    Nice. I don't know if it was corporate policy or just a trend or what, but... The USS guys loved using those horns. They did the same thing when I lived next to the EJ&E.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +3

      Not sure, but they are beautiful sounding horns. They were Nathan P5’s. A very distinct sound for the Missabe fleet. Thank you for watching!

  • @AleDLTrainsTravel
    @AleDLTrainsTravel Рік тому +2

    Terrific video, as well as all your material. Love your channel! It's a pity DM&IR is gone. Thanks for sharing!

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much! Yes, it is sad they are gone. It was a staple in Minnesota Railroading.

    • @NashRailfan
      @NashRailfan Рік тому

      All I saw was straight facts. Long live DMIR

  • @akueche
    @akueche 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for that video train from 2004

  • @fabriciobengozi9650_Railfan
    @fabriciobengozi9650_Railfan Рік тому +2

    The SD45T-2 For Iron Range Railway

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  Рік тому +1

      They were and still are very good pullers for this type of railroading.

  • @bpeterfeso
    @bpeterfeso 2 роки тому +5

    I miss the Missabe so much

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому

      We do too! They were a class act.

    • @bpeterfeso
      @bpeterfeso 2 роки тому +3

      I remember the first and last time I saw them. We were on proctor hill and I heard the sound of emd 645s and there was 4 sd40 tunnel motors shrieking as they finally got to the climax of the fearsome proctor hill. One of the best railroad moments for me. This was in 2002

    • @bpeterfeso
      @bpeterfeso 2 роки тому +3

      If there's something the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railroad would like us to remember is Safety First

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +2

      Proctor Hill is an incredible place to watch trains. 2.2% is a significant grade!

    • @bpeterfeso
      @bpeterfeso 2 роки тому +4

      I wish I was alive for the Yellowstones

  • @redtrainproductions
    @redtrainproductions Рік тому

    19:51 those units had great old cast p5s! Way better than the new cast ones we have today.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  Рік тому

      If you love old cast P5s, the Missabe was the place to be! Their mix of old and new cast P5s was absolutely awesome. Thank you for checking out the video.

  • @VArailfan89
    @VArailfan89 2 роки тому +4

    Those are some insanely fast ditchlights on those DMIR and Wisconsin Central units! I believe CN kept them after the merger as well. Definitely different than what you see on CSX and Norfolk Southern which are much slower flashing. I also like how the railroad has a mix of both old cast and new cast Nathan P5 horns. How many trains per day do they typically get? Looks interesting to railfan. Great video!

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Great observation on the ditch lights. You are correct that theirs is faster than CSX or NS. It is a great area to railfan. But numbers of trains really depends on time of year with production and demand for pellets. But I think the whole system can see up to 8 ore trains a day, plus all the regular freight CN runs on the line now. So probably about 20 per day. Others can correct me if I'm wrong.

    • @VArailfan89
      @VArailfan89 2 роки тому +1

      @@CVisionProductions1 20 isn't too bad. About like the Norfolk District over here. You're very welcome for the comment and thanks for the reply!

  • @gregginter5867
    @gregginter5867 Рік тому +1

    Ty for moderating loads n consist locos...

  • @donoghue964
    @donoghue964 2 роки тому +4

    you guys are coming out with the goods lately!!!!!!

  • @PhippsRailProductions
    @PhippsRailProductions 2 роки тому +3

    The high flash rate on those ditch lights drives me nuts lol

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +1

      Agreed! We wonder if the crews disliked them as well? There were (or possibly still are) a few units up there that still have them. 406 was still equipped with them as of 2018.

    • @ebnertra0004
      @ebnertra0004 2 роки тому +1

      402 still has them, as well. I actually prefer the fast-flash to more standard rates, but as far as attention-getting goes, I think DWP wins with the flashing in unison

  • @NorthBay43
    @NorthBay43 2 місяці тому +1

    The SD38AC is the opposite version of the SD40 series of locomotives.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes, EMD had them catalogued together. Most railroads opted for the turbocharged SD40, versus the non-turbocharged SD38. Thanks for the comment.

  • @luisp5036
    @luisp5036 6 місяців тому

    5:42 I understand that a cable is connected to the locomotives that makes the locomotives behind the main locomotive work without the need for a crew, but I was curious about the fact that the main locomotive activated the bell and the ditch lights and The locomotive that was behind also activated them.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  6 місяців тому +1

      Yes, you noticed correctly. Bells were activated on trailing locomotives via MU on DMIR. And since ditch lights were set to flash when the bell was rung, you’d also see ditch lights flashing on trailing units. Pretty neat, in our opinion. Thanks for watching.

  • @TheOklahomaHotrail
    @TheOklahomaHotrail 2 роки тому +6

    Still waiting for the Union Pacific Pratt Subdivision lol

  • @Ootlander
    @Ootlander 2 місяці тому +1

    16:17 lol, 24 years later and it's still there, demo crew must be busy.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 місяці тому

      Ha! It’s pretty surprising that it’s still there. The people in charge must secretly want to save it from demolition. Thanks for pointing it out.

  • @chrishaupt9739
    @chrishaupt9739 2 роки тому +4

    C vision productions nice video train dvd can you send bnsf train

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому

      Thank you, Chris! We’re working on quite a few videos right now. Some of them are BNSF.

  • @TNS17
    @TNS17 2 роки тому +3

    I have a new request! I would love to see some WC action! Do you by chance have any videos on the CN Minneapolis sub?

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому +2

      We do! Our Illinois Central video that was released to UA-cam in January covers it. And there will be more coverage of that line very soon!

    • @TNS17
      @TNS17 2 роки тому +1

      @@CVisionProductions1 cool! Any scenes in Wheeler?

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому

      No scenes in Wheeler, but very close. Boyceville and Colfax. If you haven’t watched already... Illinois Central Railroad: GP40, SD40, SD40A, SD40-2, SD40-3, and SD70 Locomotives in the Midwest:
      m.ua-cam.com/video/ty4f7zu_rIE/v-deo.html

  • @taylorbaggarleyunionpacifi3409
    @taylorbaggarleyunionpacifi3409 2 роки тому +5

    Other good railroad growing up when being young cool Trains

  • @gregginter5867
    @gregginter5867 Рік тому +1

    Where did DM&IR get the bentite clay from? I only know of bentonite clay mining in So Dakota.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  Рік тому +1

      It is possible that some of the bentonite used in the Iron Range came from South Dakota, but most of the nation’s sodium bentonite comes from Wyoming. RCPE handles quite a bit of bentonite out of Colony, Wyoming, just as the DM&E and CNW did before them. BNSF originates significant volumes of bentonite along their Wyoming lines as well.

  • @patricknoveski6409
    @patricknoveski6409 2 роки тому +2

    Why would they decide to not use tracks on the road? Just seems like you would want to use all you're rail if you have the business.

    • @CVisionProductions1
      @CVisionProductions1  2 роки тому

      If you’re referring to the all-rail trains vs taconite trains that get dumped on the Lake Superior docks, it’s all about the cost of transportation. Unless an all-rail move is required for some specific reason, moving it across the Great Lakes in a lake vessel seems to be the preferred method.