Empty Difco side-dumps are on the return to Proctor yard after delivering limestone to the U.S. Minntac plant. These cars are used in cold weather over the winter months, but the season is lackin... (more)

The long shadows of a winter day extend as DMIR 404 departs the Minntac taconite plant with limestone empties as they head back to Proctor, MN.

CN 3323, a fresh rebuild that also has straight air added for ore pool service, leads an empty limestone train back to Proctor after delivery to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Just beating out the long shadows towards the end of the afternoon, an all EMD power set leads an empty limestone train down from the Minntac taconite plant and heads for Proctor.

Frost is covering everything as a trio of BLE tunnelmotors come down from Minntac with empty limestone side dumps as they head back to Proctor yard.

They came up from Proctor yard in the middle of the night with limestone loads for the Minntac plant and after dumping said loads they spotted their empties at the rock track and picked up the loa... (more)

After hauling limestone up from Proctor to the Minntac mine, IC 6253 is backhauling 48 loads of chips and fines from the mine and shoving them into the yard at Keenan.

Heading back to Proctor after delivering limestone to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant overnight.

A heavy spring snowfall is occurring as this empty limestone train heads back south to Proctor yard after dumping its contents at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Going back to Proctor yard with limestone empties.

A nice morning heading back down to Proctor from the Iron Range with the empty limestone cars.

A sunny afternoon trip back to Proctor with almost empty side dumps after delivering limestone to U.S. Steel Minntac.

A trio of BLE's (BLE 900, BLE 903, BLE 909) make their way back to the yard at Proctor after delivering and dumping limestone up at the Minntac taconite plant.

After dumping limestone at Minntac, a trio of BLE's come down from the plant with their train in tow.

Mostly dumped Difco side dumps return south from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant back to Proctor. CN and Minntac use these old DM&IR lettered Difco's to deliver limestone to plant in the cold winter ... (more)