After meeting a northbound, it's now time to get back underway to Proctor yard with taconite loads.
A quad EMD set, and ore cars loaded up with iron ore pellets, humming along.
Crossing over the frozen Whiteface River at Kelsey, MN, L568 begins to slow up for a meet with a northbound freight that's already there and waiting for them.
Fresh pellet steam wisps off of the loaded taconite cars as Canadian National's U717 cruises south on the Missabe Subdivision and crosses the bridge over the Whiteface River in Kelsey, Minnesota. ... (more)
After meeting northbound intermodal Q199, loaded all-rail ore train U724 rolls out of the south end of the siding at Kelsey, Minnesota with loads of taconite bound for Convent, Louisiana.
Southbound crossing over the frozen Whiteface River at Kelsey with taconite loads for Proctor yard.
Ramping back up to speed after a meet with a northbound freight here at Kelsey, MN along the CN Missabe Sub.
Crossing over the Whiteface River at Kelsey, MN while slowing down for meet up ahead along the CN Missabe Sub.
Rarely in the world of 2023 super trains, do 2 train fit in a siding enough that the opposing train can pass by on greens. On the CN's Iron Range, the possibility is alittle more possible with the... (more)
Heading back to the Duluth depot via Two Harbors, the Iron Range sub, the Missabe Sub, Proctor yard, Proctor Hill, and finally downtown Duluth to home due to washout on the NSSR Lakefront line.
Heading for home with taconite pellets in tow behind a nice-looking set of IC deathstars.
Northern Minnesota's snowless winter of 2023 is evident.
After a meet with a northbound, CN 5485 is back on the move south for Proctor yard with freight from Ranier, MN.
After a meet with a northbound limestone here at Kelsey, it's back underway southbound for Proctor yard.
On its maiden run back to Proctor yard, CN 3323 waits in the siding at Kelsey for a meet with a northbound limestone train led by CN 3203. Big GEs and like it or not, this will be the face of the... (more)
