After departing Ranier, MN and stopping at CN's Keenan yard to pick up, it's now time to head down to Proctor, MN. Note the CN track inspection boxcar behind the locomotives.

Low afternoon light greets the crew as they leave the yard at the plant, cross Highway 7 and to head back north to the mine to reload.

The sun has set, and things are getting colder in the yard at United taconite as a pellet train prepares to leave and head back to Proctor and a T-Bird is almost dumped out from bringing more rock... (more)

A late afternoon departure with iron ore pellets bound for Proctor yard.

A northbound CN freight streaks up the CN Missabe through Fairlane as the aurora borealis do their thing in the sky above.

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. On a cold morning, a T-Bird starts to... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird departs the yard at the Unit... (more)

A northbound mixed freight rolls through Fairlane as they travel towards Canada under light snow falling.

Crossing the St. Louis River on a nice spring morning.

In the last light of the day a UP Coke train heads north on the CN Missabe sub at Fairlane bound for Thunder Bay, ON.

Making the turn off the CN Missabe sub and about to enter the United Taconite property with loads of raw ore are two clean, 15-year anniversary artwork painted dash8s that were taken out of the CN... (more)

Snow continues to fall as blue hour switches to darkness while BLE 906 gets lights to pull iron ore loads from United Taconite and begin the return trip back to Proctor yard.

Hiding a grungy CN GE in the NE Minnesota landscape.

After waiting for a northbound container train to pass, DMIR 400 now has signals to head south out of the yard at United Taconite and begins the trip back to Proctor yard down the CN Missabe sub.

After coming down from Ranier, MN and now having completed their work at Keenan yard, L568 is on the move south with a healthy 400 axels train for Proctor.