An eastbound doublestack train.

After have work performed on it a Danville, DMIR 405 awaits lifting by CN at CSX’s main yard in Buffalo NY.

A tunnel motor with patina leads a westbound intermodal train on the Shasta Route.

With a train of steaming pellets from the Fairlane Taconite Plant in tow, DMIR 406 leads CN U71781-04 as it slowly makes its way into the yard at Proctor, Minnesota to tie the train down where it ... (more)

DMIR 400 heading back to Proctor with a train of ore cars following.

With a pair of Bessemer tunnel motors bracketing an SD40-2W, Canadian National dock job R921 shoves out on to Dock 6 in Duluth, Minnesota with a train of loaded ore hoppers for unloading. The out ... (more)

Barking up Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

Heading south ripping around the curve and under the CN Rainy sub while they head for Proctor yard.

The sun isn't up yet as the crew on board BLE 900 heads for home at proctor yard with steaming taconite in tow on this cold morning.

The last sliver of light hits the nose of BLE 906 as they cross the intersection of Highways 101 and 7 heading back home to Proctor yard.

Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets.

A classic EMD trio and Missabe ore cars carrying taconite pellets south to Proctor yard.

As DMIR 400 rattles over the Missabe era steel bridge over the still frozen Whiteface River, it's hard to tell this is the end of February with NE Minnesota's above average temps and below average... (more)

After waiting for a northbound container train to pass, DMIR 400 now has signals to head south out of the yard at United Taconite and begins the trip back to Proctor yard down the CN Missabe sub.

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.