After loading taconite pellets at United Taconite, a trio of SD40's lead the train back to the yard at Proctor, MN.

A few miles into the trip from United Taconite back to Proctor, MN the sun makes a quick appearance on BLE 900 before ducking back into the overcast sky.

After loading their train, BLE 900 takes the signals out of the yard at United Taconite to enter the CN Missabe Sub for the trip back to Proctor, MN.

Loaded out with 138 cars of steaming taconite pellets behind them, the conductor dials up RTC to ask for signals off the running track at United Taconite to head back to Proctor down the CN Missab... (more)

Rolling southbound on the CN Missabe sub with 138 loads of taconite pellets trailing behind.

With the United Taconite plant and the end of their train in the background, IC 6254 with sisters DMIR 404 and DMIR 409 pull 138 loads of taconite pellets in the old Missabe era ore cars and proc... (more)

A fairly rare color version of a DMIR logo on the side of an ore car.

On a drab, cold winter afternoon in northern Minnesota a taconite train from United Taconite crosses over the frozen Whiteface river as the travel to Proctor, MN.

The engineer takes the signal down as he throttles up and pulls 140 cars of taconite pellets out of the yard at United Taconite's Fairlane plant and begins the trip south for Proctor, Mn and ultim... (more)

The once thick morning fog is beginning to burn off now making visibility that much better for the crew of this U-717 pellet train from United Taconite to Proctor. The crew started loading early a... (more)

A close call and a case where the story is better than the photo. Under pending darkness and with light snow falling the crew onboard CN 5244 sounds the bell and then lays on the horn for the roa... (more)

Some cold weather railroading as pair of big GE's pull a once stranded U-717 United Taconite train south towards Proctor after the original CN power for the train ( leader IC 6256) failed in the s... (more)

Last of maroon and gold SD38s set to get underway with U-717 in tow.

On a clear and cool morning, a taconite train from Minnesota's Iron Range rumbles over the impressive Cloquet River bridge on the way to Proctor, MN.

As the last light of the day fades to darkness, DMIR 405, DMIR 409 and BLE 909 run track speed south down the Missabe Subdivision for Proctor with steaming taconite pellets in tow.