The morning roadswitch moves 140 ore loads out of Proctor for the Duluth docks. I'm thankful today for a solid maroon consist.

Minntac pellet train weighs at Proctor Yard. Don't need the air conditioner on 405 today with temps below freezing.

After stopping under Interstate 35, DMIR 200 begins it trip down the 2.2% grade of Proctor Hill with 140 ore loads.

DMIR 200 leads the afternoon Proctor Roadswitch with 140 ore loads out of Proctor.

Nice to see an all-EMD consist leading this southbound core train on the former DM&IR in a beautiful fall afternoon.

A thunderstorm has cleared the air as a loaded ore train from Minntac slowly eases over the scales at Proctor Yard. Former B&LE 869 adds to the fall color.

The clouds and rain have cleared in time for the afternoon Proctor Roadswitch to be caught easing 140 ore loads out of Proctor for Duluth.

B&LE 903 and 909 assist a long empty Potash train out of the Lake Superior basin near Proctor. Just a hint of fall colo complements the orange of the Bessemer sisters (assigned to the former DM&I... (more)

A clean BNSF GE leads a loaded ore train from Minntac down the CN towards Steelton (Duluth). Eventual destination is the Fairfield Works in Alabama.

Morning Proctor Roadswitch arrives from Duluth with empties and passes ore cars being scrapped, in for repairs, and freshly shopped.

Afteroon Proctor Roadswitch waits at Proctor for the morning job to arrive from Duluth before heading to Missabe Junction. SD38-2 211 leads repainted 408 and 409.

The City of Proctor recently repainted Yellowstone 225 and caboose C-200 (the prototype extended vision caboose International Car in 1952). Just off Highway 2 on the south side of town.

The 211 carries the final lettering scheme applied before the CN takeover.

CN train 438 is stopped at Adolph (Proctor) while DMIR 203 and BLE 903 shove M-343 out of the Lake Superior Basin.

What CN? All-Missabe line-up at the Proctor Diesel House this morning - just like old times.