An interesting CN motive power consist idles outside of the shops at Proctor, MN.

DMIR 212 leads an empty taconite train upgrade from the Duluth ore docks into Proctor, MN yard. The SD38-2/Tunnel Motor/SD38 combo was typical of the final years consists before CN's acquisition.

DMIR Phase IV SD9 no. 166 cools it heels outside of the Missabe diesel shop at Proctor, MN on a decent summer day. It looks like it's seen better days, but this survivor still has many years of se... (more)

Big deal, two ore trains at Proctor... whats the big deal? Unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that the glut of cheap foreign steel has decimated the Iron Range of Minnesota. Out... (more)

DMIR 145 heads up a quartet of SD9s at DMIR's Proctor diesel shops while Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 892, affectionately known as "the Pumpkin" looks on. The 892 would later become DMIR ... (more)

SD9 126, one of Missabe's older SD9s at the time "drops its pants" at Proctor roundhouse. The doors below the walkway allow access under the floor. This side does no appear to have as mu... (more)

Three ex CNW dash 8s wait to move this morning, along with their string of limestone empties.

Limestone empties led into Proctor yard.

DMIR Phase 3 SD9 no. 158 sports its 1967 color scheme at the Proctor, MN diesel shop, surrounded by arrowheads which became the "new" color scheme in 1970. The first new units delivered ... (more)

A pair of DMIR/CN SD38-2's make some switching moves at Proctor Yard.

A trio of former C&NW C40-8s wait for RTC clearance to head down Proctor Hill to Duluth. There aren't many GEs assigned to the former DM&IR Proctor maintenance shop but we do have a handful of the... (more)

36 years after first photographing DMIR at Proctor, the color scheme has changed, the power is different, but the heritage still comes through. By 2005 the remaining SD9/18s were pretty much rebui... (more)

For me, this was one of the most rewarding days shooting I have ever had. I have waited since I got into photography in 2009 to shoot a true pair of Missabe engines together and once the 215 was p... (more)

2003 or 2015, can you tell? Looks like a rail train departing Proctor Yard to me... To my knowledge the first time the last two maroon engines have been paired up since 2010, and the first time... (more)

A rare combination finds the last two DM&IR-painted/lettered units assigned together on the E-Lead Switch at Proctor on a rainy morning. This assignment is typically handled by SD38-2s 211, 212 an... (more)