Empty limestone train rolls back into Proctor yard after unloading at Minntac Mine near Mountain Iron, MN. This train runs daily between Duluth and Minntac to deliver limestone to Minntac Mine whi... (more)

A slug set used for sorting frieght cars at Proctor Yard sits in a small sucker hole of sun while under the rusting Missabe Safety First herald. CN has spent millions of dollars to move, add, cha... (more)

A light snowfall dusts DM&IR shop forces at Proctor as they pose on the first (of four) rebuilds they did for sister railroad B&LE. Proctor rebuilt 907-910 for the B&LE using kits from Boise. To... (more)

Sunday morning limestone train.

A pair of rebuilt CN GP9s and slug 235 switch manifest traffic at the former DM&IR Proctor yard located just outside Duluth. CN is using a portion of Proctor for general switching to relieve conge... (more)

With a crumbling roof, CN plans to remove the "Mallet House" section of this facility in the future (the black roof in the photo).

Northbound limestone train climbs the hill from the Harbour at Duluth up to the yard at Proctor. The lime is used as a flux in the iron ore pelletizing process

Oh didn't you hear? Orange is the new maroon! After arguing and calling the DWP train crew names, as well as their own fellow Missabe limestone train, the MRF finally backs down onto its train at ... (more)

The length of today's MRF stretched out in front of the scales at the north end of Proctor Yard. Taken with Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L.

After being blocked by a train from a "foreign" railroad, (really the CN's DWP) a limestone train heads north with three trains working Proctor on this busy day. In the immediate background, the E... (more)

The Proctor Road Switch cuts off the twenty eight loads of limestone they just brought up the hill from Duluth and head back towards the diesel house for the next assignment inside a once again bu... (more)

DM&IR 157,212,185 are leaving Proctor yard heading to the docks in Duluth on a bright September afternoon.

With the trees closing in on all sides the Pokegama Transfer fights towards Proctor Yard in a blizzard.

Never would have thought I would've had a chance to shoot this! IC SD70 is in charge of the Pokegama Transfer lugging cars to the Missabe is a sizable snow squall.

402 leads Mintac limestone empties back into the Proctor Yard.