Snow with blowing and drifting will be possible as the U-71781 from United Taconite rolls down the Missabe Subdivision for Proctor, MN.
DMIR 403 in the second spot is the last DMIR painted tunnel motor on the CN roster.
A 135 car train behind a trio of 6000 series CN engines (6017, 6024, and 6021) roll downhill from the west load out pocket at U.S. Steel Minntac. It was a great 60 degree day when I took this shot... (more)
A matched set of CN SD40s leads empty DM&IR ore cars up Proctor Hill on a surprisingly snow-free February day. The former DM&IR is home to numerous veteran standard cab EMDs.
It's minus 26 degrees below zero and the wind is coming out of the northwest giving a windchill reading of minus 40 degrees below zero so the National Weather Service issued an extreme weather ale... (more)
Empty limestone train from Minntac arrives back at Proctor after a nice snowfall.
The night roadswitch heads back to Proctor after spotting limestone empties at Lakehead while the morning job cuts off its ore train at the dock.
Switching manifest traffic at the former DM&IR Proctor yard as the sun dips low. Note the track work in the area to improve switching flow.
A rare set of 2 CN SD40u's haul an empty grain train over the Second Narrows Bridge from Lynn Creek about to enter the Thornton Tunnel for its short journey to CN's Thornton Yard. The tracks below... (more)
The Aston Jct-Drummondville Turn, crosses the Nicolet River