Engineer Rengo leads the L513 towards the Proctor Yard on the code blue morning of 12/31/12.

CN crew heats the rail at the busy junction between the Missabe and Superior Subdivisions prior to making repairs to the rail. Despite the warm weather today (+38F) it is the season for rail break... (more)

Ore empties head into the sunset.

A new GE leads a long (9,400-ft) M-340 just west of Proctor on former DM&IR track.

Missabe 403 leads a long Miscellaneous Road Freight towards Proctor after a fresh snow. The 403 along with SD38-2 215 are the only DM&IR units remaining in maroon.

402 leads Mintac limestone empties back into the Proctor Yard.

POW! Normally assigned to ore service, this IC SD40-3 is today working a helper job out of Pokegama en route to assist A-438 at Adolph (Proctor).

As light snow falls and empty limestone train passes by a stopped A-438 at Adolph, just north of Proctor. Duluth/Proctor received two feet of snow between Christmas Eve and this morning.

DM&IR 210 leads a train under the signals at Adolph and makes the final curve and approach to Proctor Yard and home.

The sun came out at the right time for this southbound CN core train at Adolph on the former Missabe.

A pair of IC SD40-3s power a 124-car ore train towards Proctor with a hint of fall color in the trees.

A shorter than normal taconite empty is heading toward Mountain Iron where they will take on another load of taconite. The train is only 80 cars long this afternoon with two former Missabe Maroon... (more)

With new crew M118 pulls south out of Adolph siding

A train loaded with limestone heads north to the Minntac mine with a grubby looking unit on the point

Ore loads for Proctor pass a blast furnance trim train headed for Gary .