A couple WC units came to Proctor from storage for a incident recreation. They departed for Homewood a few days later.
DM&IR 400 waits patiently as the IC 6017 goes for a spin on the turn table.
DM&IR 210 pulls a mostly empty limestone train into the yard track at Proctor.
Southbound manifest on the former DM&IR.
B&LE 909 leads the morning Proctor Roadswitch downgrade towards the dock in Duluth. Temp was -16F this morning with a windchill warning in effect.
PRS starts its trip down Proctor Hill with empties to be filled with limestone for Minorca taconite pellet plant.
The DM&IR's main engine facility at Proctor. The portion of the roundhouse with the black roof was added in the early 1940s to accomidate the Missabe's massive 2-8-8-4 Yellowstones.
Setting up the afternoon limestone train.
A loaded ore train from Minntac eases over the scale at Proctor Yard as a break in the clouds cascades sunlight over the units.
A lone pine stands out from the fog.
My first accepted panning shot!
The headlamps are even having a hard time cutting through this thick fog.
The mighty Yellowstone 225 watches over the city of Proctor and it's rich railroad history.
The giant sleeps. DM&IR No. 227, one of the Missabe's legendary Yellowstones, watches over the town of Proctor late on this September evening. What I wouldn't give to see her run again.
Brought from storage at Homewood to Proctor for incident recreation, these two SD40-3s have a ticket back to Homewood and a return to storage.
