Iron ore loads head down to Proctor on a late winter afternoon behind some EMD products still pulling their weight in CN's ore pool.

Steaming iron ore and three BLE motors heading south on the CN Missabe sub for Proctor yard. Always neat to see the rolling steam cloud along the highway.

Steaming iron ore headed for Proctor yard via the CN Missabe Sub.

SCFE's Sebring Turn rolls north past one of the few easily accessible cane loadouts on the line at Childs. Leading today's turn is one of the new stars of the railroad, SD40-2T number 6326. Making... (more)

With sister unit 3002 now in FL, here's a shot of the 3001/3003 working at the south/east end of Madison Yard before repainting and trades began.

The first road run of 6322 (in trail) behind what is still going by its tunnel motor designation....but I'm sure they don't need the "T" for the roster.

Intermodal switchers at sunrise

Just after sunset, BLE 909, IC 6256 and IC 6260 pull A439 through the small town of Cook, MN as they travel to Symington Yard-Winnipeg, MB with freight from Proctor Yard in Proctor, MN.

BLE 909, IC 6256 and IC 6260 rock, sway and bounce along the CN Rainy sub at Virginia, MN while in route to Winnepeg with a lengthy A439 that was made up in Proctor, MN. Weird to see these units... (more)

DMIR 400, DMIR 409 and DMIR 405 race north from Proctor, MN with a lot of freight in tow for a planned stop at Keean yard then going up to Ranier, MN with the rest of their train.

Having just been set out in CN's Jackson Yard after a trip north from Mobile, former Bessemer and Lake Erie #907 rests as a GP38-2W switches some cars on the far side.

Leaving Proctor, MN with freight for Winnipeg, BLE 909, IC 6256 and IC 6260 coming roaring through N. Kelsey at track speed with that unmistakable sound of older EMDs. These three are former ore ... (more)

Leaving Proctor, MN and a stop at Keenan yard complete, DMIR 400, DMIR 409 and DMIR 405 take the connecting track off the Missabe sub and lean into the curve onto the Rainy sub here at Shelton Jct... (more)

Southern Pacific, SP 8241 leads an E/B Intermodal near Pantano, AZ on April 13, 1997 with SP 9298 and UP 3643 working upgrade. This was a Union Pacific Intermodal and all 3 units were quite dirty,... (more)

There was four tunnelmotors (DMIR 409, DMIR 406, DMIR 405 and DMIR 404) pulling the miscellaneous road freight north coming up from Two Harbors to Keenan. There was a Herzog ballast train heading... (more)