A nice power set handles ore loads for dumping in Duluth. Repainted Missabe SD38-2s 211 and 212 sandwich Bessemer 900. Sister B&LE 904 is expected in Proctor shortly after being reassigned to the... (more)

Steam from warm taconite pellets hang over Proctor yard on a cold (-15F) morning.

New arrival to the Missabe, B&LE 900, shoves a cut of loaded limestone cars back towards Missabe Junction. Nice to have a clean unit on the property (sister 906 is also a recent clean arrival as w... (more)

What are the odds in 2010 to capture an image of still-maroon 215 soaring over a pair of former Missabe SD18s? The SD38-2 is one of only two DM&IR units still in maroon on CN's roster (SD40-3 403 ... (more)

Morning roadswitch eases ore loads down Proctor Hill for Duluth.

Easing ore loads down Proctor Hill towards the dock in Duluth.

The late afternoon sun casts long shadows on this CN power set that has just dropped off a cut of interchange cars at BNSF's ex-NP yard in Duluth.

The morning roadswitch eases 58 empty limestone cars down the ramp to Missabe Junction.

The morning Proctor Roadswitch eases a train of United Taconite pellets down Proctor Hill.

B&LE 909 eases steaming ore loads down Proctor Hill towards Duluth.

B&LE 909 leads the morning Proctor Roadswitch downgrade towards the dock in Duluth. Temp was -16F this morning with a windchill warning in effect.

PRS starts its trip down Proctor Hill with empties to be filled with limestone for Minorca taconite pellet plant.

The morning Proctor Roadswitch job lugs 34 loaded limestone cars towards Proctor form Duluth.

The morning Proctor Roadswitch crew uses three former Missabe tunnel motors that just arrived on a limestone empty to move ore loads to Dock 6 in Duluth. The front door is open despite a chilly m... (more)

Looking tatterd and worn but still in Missabe maroon, 213 leads a loaded export blast furnance trim (BFT) train from Proctor to Missabe Junction. BFT is crushed raw taconite and will be unloaded ... (more)