CN GP9RM 7044 and GMD1u 1409 take a breather in between switching duties at Symington Yard.

Two GP9s work sans their slug partner on the E lead.

Back when the CN first converted Proctor Yard to handle large amounts of manifest traffic as well as taconite, a nice pair of GP9RMs along with a slug were used for a little over a year. The rear ... (more)

It is really nice to witness the increased activity in Proctor yard. This afternoon had the two Geep 9s working sans slug.

The Yard Job sorts some cars in the yard. Typically there's a sister GP9 on the other end, but today it's sporting an EMD SD60F for some reason.

A CN slug set works the top end of Proctor Yard switching out manifest traffic while the ore yard is fairly quiet on this sunny Saturday evening.

Mid-to-late January is traditionally the coldest time of the year in Minnesota and today lived up to that statistic. The reading at nearby Duluth International Airport was -24F with a windchill of... (more)

A busy summer afternoon at Proctor has the slug set in action.

CN has its share of deficiencies, but where else in America are GP9RM's, SD40-2's and SD45T-2's common power?

The maroon laden MRF has just cleared and the Proctor Switch with equally rare GP-9RM's and slug. Shown here pulling out of the Missabe's new manifest yard.

A pair of rebuilt CN GP9s and slug 235 switch manifest traffic at the former DM&IR Proctor yard located just outside Duluth. CN is using a portion of Proctor for general switching to relieve conge... (more)

A switch crew holds in the clear to allow a loaded ore train from United Taconite to enter the yard while a plow clears some of the 6 inches of fresh snow we received overnight off the access road... (more)

A couple of GP9's rolls back into the yard to retrieve another cut of cars.