A classic all EMD consist and old Missabe ore cars roll south from the mine to Proctor, MN with steaming taconite pellets on a sunny but cold winter day.

A colorful all-EMD consist leads 120 ore loads south towards Proctor.

About the only color on this dark and snowy day was the B&LE 904 and it's orange nose rolling down the Missabe Sub at M.P. 51 with the 142 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow bound for Procto... (more)

Dashing through the snow with a 142 loads..... B&LE 904 heads south out of United Taconite with 142 loads of taconite pellets for Proctor, MN on a snowy Sunday afternoon

A trio of maroon Missabe units (DM&IR 412, 215 and 210) pull 135 loads of taconite pellets from United Taconite on Minnesota's Iron Range over the scale and into the yard at Proctor, MN where the ... (more)

Looking like a Christmas card, Bessember 904 rolls through fresh show with a train of steaming iron ore pellets.

The engineer gives DM&IR 210 the throttle and it responds sending exhaust into the air as they leave the United Taconite Fairlane plant heading to Proctor, MN with loads of taconite pellets.

A colorful road set leads this loaded ore train into Proctor on a crisp morning.

An ore car that will be 60 years old next year is still earning its keep for CN.

One of only two remaining DM&IR-painted units on CN leads a steaming taconite train south out of a fog bank and catches a sliver of sun in the process.

Although I suspect the "two thumbs up" displayed by the engineer on B&LE 906 was intended for his fellow CN employee, I felt the sign was just as appropriate for capturing the noses of two U.S. St... (more)

In a somewhat rare at least for this winter snowstorm, the crew on board DM&IR 405 has to be discussing what kind of moron is out taking train pictures during a snowstorm while they pull up to tak... (more)

A rolling meet north of Proctor as an empty U-779 (Minntac) with BNSF ore cars and DP unit shoving meets an arriving loaded U-717 (Unitac) ore train behind B&LE 903.

With the last rays from a warm January sun slipping away, DM&IR 403 leads the 140 loads of fresh taconite pellets south for Proctor, MN. The windmill in the distance is on U.S. Steel Minntac prop... (more)

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)