Missabe 416 leads repainted sitse 405 north out of Proctor with a string of ore empties. Wiuth CN seemingly retiring SD40-3s from 414-419, not sure how much longer 416 can hold on.
An ore empty heads for the Minorca plant. The 416 was rebuilt from a SD45-2 carbody.
Northbound empties head back to Minntac.
Afternoon ore empties (136 cars) for United Taconite head north for loading on a perfect late summer day in NE Minnesota.
DMIR 416 leads a loaded ore train from Minntac to Two Harbors, MN.
Three CN (ex-Missabe) 400s head south out of Superior will one of the last E-rail ore trains of the winter season.
CN's Steelton Switch rolls south towards Wisconsin.
The morning roadswitch with 24 loaded limestone for Proctor.
Minntac loads roll through Skibo on CN's Iron Range Subdivision
Trio of Missabe tunnel motors await assignment.
Loaded ore train arrives at Proctor after a fresh snow.
Loaded ore train pulls into Proctor Yard after a heavy snow.
Empty crude taconite train heads back to the mine behind a single SD40-3 (ex-SCL SD45-2 2046).
