When I think DM&IR this is what normally comes to mind, clean units, non turbo EMD's, and good rail. The Steelton job has just begin the assault on Steelton Hill with 208,175,313,189 and 193.

A loaded ore train rolls down Steelton Hill in a cloud of brake shoe smoke. Trailing units are DMIR SD9 #139 and DMIR SD18 #193. Consist is ballast loads upfront followed by taconite concentrate.

Light engines from Proctor decend Steelton Hill with freshly washed 406 leading.

Sunday's Steelton Switch rolls down the Spirit Lake/Interstate Branch headed for Wisconsin behind four SD38s.

One of the few non-iron ore trains on the DM&IR departs Proctor Yard at 16:20 to work the Interstate Branch.