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)

DMIR 400 heading back to Proctor with a train of ore cars following.

A trio of ICs and some Missabe ore cars hauling taconite pellets back to Proctor yard.

As DMIR 400 rattles over the Missabe era steel bridge over the still frozen Whiteface River, it's hard to tell this is the end of February with NE Minnesota's above average temps and below average... (more)

IC 6255 makes good time with a taconite train out of Fairlane, MN heading to Proctor and the Duluth ore dock. It's crossing the Whiteface River on the formerly double tracked DM&IR mainline, now s... (more)

Slowing for a meet with a northbound freight at Kelsey, a trio of BLE SD40T-3s hold back 138 ore cars of taconite pellets and head for the siding to clear the main before they resume the southboun... (more)

The early morning cold is everywhere as the sun comes up while BLE 900 is rolling south back to Proctor yard with steaming taconite pellets.