As snow begins to fall the Proctor Roadswitch yards a train of ore empties from Duluth while a pair of former DM&IR SD38-2s work the E-Lead job.
Interesting power set lifts limestone loads up Proctor Hill on the former DM&IR.
Ore loads are dragged into Proctor Yard and then to the dock in Duluth. CN 5338 has been equipped with a second air line for the Missabe's special straight air system (note the air hose up high).... (more)
Steam from an arriving ore train drifts over a road set on a nearby track.
The "blue hour" gives way as the sun eases above the tree line and clears the clouds over Lake Superior. A Proctor Roadswitch sets out a bad order mini-quad while the yard power works a cut of "bo... (more)
At sunrise the Proctor Roadswitch spots ore cars for unloading on Dock 6 on a below zero morning.
Tiger Paws - a profile no one can mistake. I happened to catch CN's Proctor Roadswitch on the approach to Ore Dock 6 in that golden 10 minutes or so when the sun is just dipping down below the hor... (more)
While Northern Minnesota has had a tame winter so far in 2012, this shot from 2001 shows what winter could look like. Five light units head towards Duluth to clear Proctor Hill as snow continues t... (more)
Empty side dump cars from a CN (DMIR) limestone train sit just a few yards from the road I'm standing on, having derailed off the bridge (left) the night before. The falling snow just adds to the ... (more)
After heavy thunderstorms rolled through the Twin Ports the afternoon Proctor Roadswitch rolls to pick up a cut of ore cars at Lakehead while passing under the abandoned approach to Dock 5.
The two GEs on the point have come down from Proctor to rescue a stalled limestone train, making for a nice five-unit set of second-hand units.
A former IC SD70 leads limestone loads up Proctor Hill while light engines off an ore train wait to clear.
A matched pair of IC SD40-3s leads a train up Proctor Hill as an ice-free Lake Superior shows off its deep blue color.
A matched pair of IC SD40-3s leads a train up Proctor Hill.
During early January CN assembled 3 matched IC SD40-3s. Originally they were in order 6250-6251-6252 but were reshuffled by the time this image was taken. Still, seeing a matched set of IC units i... (more)
