Roaring down the double track section of the CN Missabe sub about to hit the single-track portion at N. Fairlane as the trip south back to Proctor, MN continues for this empty limestone train.
A nice-looking pair of BLE motors and a long string of 114 ore cars leave the yard track at the United Taconite plant behind and head back to the mine bathed in that warm afternoon light.
Coming off the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub and onto the connecting track for the turn into United Taconite with carloads of rock with DMIR 404 and sister DMIR 406 in charge on this ... (more)