Loaded ore makes its way into Proctor behind a DM&IR tunnel motor, a CN SD40-2W and an IC SD40-3. The EMD's that have served the Iron Range for years are on their last legs. Rebuilt widecab GE's c... (more)

CN C40-8 #2107 leads a limestone train through Proctor

Dark clouds loom overhead as a loaded limestone train screams up Proctor hill, alongside some of the best fall color I've seen. The new overpass here is now open to traffic, and it seems in the pr... (more)

An empty limestone train has just departed Proctor Yard for the short trip down the hill to the Duluth Docks. The R921 job will handle this U714 down to the docks and bring a loaded limestone trai... (more)

We all have that standard yard shots from local overpass around the country. Here at CN's Proctor Yard the standard shot from the St. Louis River Road overpass is alot different than what you see ... (more)

DMIR 404 comes into Proctor yard with iron ore pellets for the dock while a freight is departing.

Proctor yard is full during the blue hour of a late fall evening. Pellet trains, limestone trains and a trio of BLE oh my.

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. Iron ore loads arrive at Proctor fro... (more)

With a train of steaming pellets from the Fairlane Taconite Plant in tow, DMIR 406 leads CN U71781-04 as it slowly makes its way into the yard at Proctor, Minnesota to tie the train down where it ... (more)

Barking up Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

BLE 903 leads a CN empty limestone train through the fog into Proctor Yard where it will end its run from MinnTac located north of Mountain Iron, MN. This service uses ore jennies to handle the li... (more)

BLE 903 heads up a quartet of power for ore and limestone trains that operate between Proctor and the Mesabi Iron Range. The power is parked at the CN engine facilities in Proctor Yard between ass... (more)

Now arriving Proctor yard.

On a cold winter evening, the BLE trio idles beside IC 6251 in Proctor Yard. DMIR 215 can also be seen doing work in the background, making three of CN's predecessor roads visible in this photo.

Fog has settled over the Twin Ports region on the morning of June 13, 2016 as a railroader walks back to the Canadian National locomotive facility at Proctor, Minnesota, passing a line up of power... (more)