CN 5246 and C40-8M no. 2420, both sporting their original zebra stripe schemes were paired up at Ladysmith, WI on a local that was parked in the small yard there. Nice to see, even if a bit worse ... (more)

Running south down the CN Missabe Sub for Proctor with taconite pellets from United Taconite during a snow event.

After loading pellets at United Taconite, CN 5338 is underway down the CN Missabe Sub heading to the yard at Proctor, MN.

A nice change of pace were these three EMD's on a T-Bird train instead of a Dash 8 duo that's been the norm in recent years. Here they are returning from the plant pulling up for head room to cle... (more)

Canadian National empty ore train heads North at Iron Junction, Minnesota. CN SD40-2W 5338 (built 1980), BLE SD45T-2 900 (built 1973), DMIR SD45T-2 406 (built 1972).

Heading south to catch the UP 4014 and had to pull over to take the token 3/4 wedge shot of CN 5349 running south on the CN Missabe sub after they dumped out limestone at the Fairlane taconite pla... (more)

CN 323 prepares to hook up to it's train for the return trip to Montreal with an interesting SD40-2W and SD70I power set.

Twenty before the sun sets on the first day of June, CN 5244 pulls out from under the loadout pocket at United taconite's Fairlane plant with 138 cars of pellets for dock at Duluth, MN while in th... (more)

A pair of CN SD40-2Ws wait out the snow storm in the Fraser Canyon near the Hope depot. At this moment, nature is winning, but within the next day things will start to get back to normal.

Getting a roll-by as they leave the yard then heading north on the Missabe Sub for the Minorca mine with limestone.

A pair of SD40-2Ws head an eastbound.

CN 5337 gets the light at Adolph and rolls north on the CN Missabe Sub for the trip up to the Iron Range and the Minorca mine with 50 cars of limestone. Just as they started pulling, a nice class... (more)

A limestone train for the Minorca mine departs Proctor yard passing an empty pellet train resting in the A Yard. Meanwhile DMIR 215 works the E-lead switching cars in the background.

CN 5262, among the first wave of GMD Dash 2 power to join CN faces off with DMIR 409 a second hand SD40-3 at Proctor, MN diesel shops. The 5262 sports a unique looking winter shroud over the air i... (more)

After departing Proctor and coming down Proctor Hill into Duluth with a train of taconite pellets from United Taconite, the Proctor Road Switch crew has run around the train and prepares to shove ... (more)