IC 6264 gets the green signal to head back to Proctor, MN with taconite pellets as IC 6252 will wait for them to clear before heading back to the mine to load more rock.

Running south down the CN Missabe Sub for Proctor with taconite pellets from United Taconite during a snow event.

After loading pellets at United Taconite, CN 5338 is underway down the CN Missabe Sub heading to the yard at Proctor, MN.

A shiny new member to the CN ore pool on the Iron Range, CN 2015's train is loaded out at United Taconite but problems with the trailing unit will delay their departure back to Proctor until after... (more)

Always nice to see one leading since there are only three former DMIR 400-series tunnel motors currently working for CN in northeastern Minnesota.

DMIR 409 along with IC 6252 pull taconite loads from United Taconite and within a few more feet hit the CN Missabe sub for the run down to Proctor, MN.

Sailing along the CN Missabe sub with fresh baked taconite pellets for the yard at Proctor, MN.

Departing for Proctor, MN

With fresh snow falling , a trio of DMIR EMD's led by DMIR 409 is getting ready to depart United Taconite for Proctor with fresh baked taconite pellets that will be bound for the dock at Duluth, M... (more)

Getting ready to depart United Taconite for Proctor with fresh baked taconite pellets that will be bound for the dock at Duluth, MN.

Sounding as good as they looked running down the CN Missabe for Proctor with a matched trio of DMIR marked EMD's leading the way.

DMIR 409, DMIR 404 and DMIR 402 pull loads of taconite pellets down the Missabe sub at Kelsey, MN. Elevation is rare at this location but thanks to a CN front end loader crew doing snow removal a... (more)

A trio of DMIR tunnel motors and 135 DMIR built ore cars full of taconite pellets traveling down the Missabe Sub from the Iron Range to Proctor.

Twenty before the sun sets on the first day of June, CN 5244 pulls out from under the loadout pocket at United taconite's Fairlane plant with 138 cars of pellets for dock at Duluth, MN while in th... (more)

Ridiculously cold weather (-34 plus a wind chill at the time of this photo) across northern Minnesota as polar vortex envelopes the region but the trains are still moving albeit it takes a little ... (more)