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.
Ore train bound for Proctor enters the lonely stretch of highway between MP 56 and the siding at Alborn, a distance of about 20 miles of nearly dead straight track.