Two B&LE SD40T-3s assist a veteran Missabe SD38 as limestone empties roll under the former DW&P.
Limestone empties headed to Proctor.
The signal still shines for a track that is no more.
A 13:00 Unitac ore empty prepares to depart while power for the 13:30 Minntac Limestone waits.
DM&IR SD38-2 209, not the typical yard engine here in Homewood, idles away along with a CN GP9/slug/GP9 set, which is the normal yard switcher, as they wait for an assignment. The DM&IR engine was... (more)
Five CN (DM&IR) jobs converge in Proctor at 15:00.
Empty Minntac limestone train arrives in Proctor while Minntac pellet loads weigh.
DMIR SD38-2s 209 and 201 lead a T-Bird back north through Iron Jct., where the Iron Range Division splits from the Missabe Division, and heads towards Two Harbors.
Loaded limestone train departs Proctor for the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
DMIR 209 leads a transfer train out of rainy Duluth, (notice third unit back, tunnel motor DMIR 400).