The first pellets of the new year are loaded into 137 ore cars and ready to go back to Proctor yard behind three BLE tunnels.

The sun has now dipped below the horizon and thus brings to the end the first day of 2024 as a trio of BLE motors glide along on the southbound trip back to Proctor with 137 cars of taconite pelle... (more)

A trio of BLE motors pull out of UTAC for the trip south down the Missabe sub to Proctor.

About 15,000 tons of taconite pellets spaced out in 138 ore cars pulled by three SD40-3s cruise down the CN Missabe Sub near Saginaw as they roll towards Proctor yard.

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)

On duty at 0200 at Proctor, this crew departed the yard and ran up the Missabe sub. with their trio of BLE motors and 138 ore cars for loading here at United Taconite. It's now 1000 and traffic ha... (more)

Hauling taconite pellets.

Heading south for Proctor yard on a nice fall afternoon with steaming taconite pellets.

With the first meet on their trip south complete, BLE 903 gets rolling towards track speed again coming off the siding at Kelsey.

Heading back to Proctor yard with taconite pellets made at United Taconite.

After taking the siding to meet a northbound stack train, DMIR 404 is back underway towards Proctor yard. CN had a massive tie replacement project along the Missabe sub and the old ties are piled ... (more)

A couple of days before a snowstorm would hit the skies are sunny and bright as this train heads for Proctor with taconite pellets from United Taconite.

Snow tapers off for the afternoon as BLE 903 heads south down the CN Missabe Sub for home at Proctor yard.

Pulling taconite loads down the CN Missabe Sub through the Zim/Sax bog on an early morning run back to Proctor yard.

With lights to depart, DMIR 408 begins to pull and head back to Proctor, MN.