The 06:30 PRS heads down the hill just moments after sunrise.
The Proctor Roadswitch heads back to its namesake after picking up a car at Steelton. 403 is the last maroon tunnel motor in service.
The morning Roadswitch passes construction equipment waiting for the start of Minnesota's other season besides winter.
The remains of three covered hoppers sit where they derailed last fall, spilling their cargo of potash.
The morning roadswitch brings down 6 empty bentonite hoppers and a loaded lumber flat to interchange with BNSF at Rice's Point in Duluth.
The 06:30 Proctor Road Switch is returning home as the repainted 400 leads DMIR 215 and 403 struggling up Spirit Mountain with empties from the docks. Even with an empty train, the three EMD's are... (more)
Veteran SD-M No. 308 leads the morning roadswitch to Duluth. The rail in the foreground is 112# rolled in 1941 (taken up when the second main was pulled in 2005).
Veteran SD-M 301 leads an SD38 and SD40-3 downgrade towards Duluth with empty limestone side dump cars.
Limestone empties ease down Proctor Hill headed for Lakehead (Duluth).
The morning Roadswitch job brings empty side dumps to Duluth for limestone loading. After yesterday's record 72 degree temp, not much snow remains.
The Proctor Roadswitch negoiates the new Hole Track bypass in order to pick up limestone cars for loading at Lakehead.
