Slowing for a meet with a northbound freight at Kelsey, a trio of BLE SD40T-3s hold back 138 ore cars of taconite pellets and head for the siding to clear the main before they resume the southboun... (more)

As the blue hour turns towards the dark of night, several power set and trains wait for assignments and crews to take them where they need to go. But for now, all is quiet at Proctor yard.

On duty at 0200 at Proctor, this crew departed the yard and ran up the Missabe sub. with their trio of BLE motors and 138 ore cars for loading here at United Taconite. It's now 1000 and traffic ha... (more)

Sailing southbound on the CN Missabe sub with taconite pellets heading to Proctor yard.

Something is coming. A train because the signal indicates so and winter because of the snow falling.

Heading back to Keenan yard after finishing their work spotting boxcars and switching loads for empties at a blasting company.

Spotting boxcars for storage in the yard at Biwabik.

Blue skies, colorful leaves and steaming taconite pellets.

As the sun sets and the shadows get longer, CN 5349 calls to depart Minntac and head back to Proctor. Here they find a sliver of light at Noimi Jct. as the come off the Minntac Sub and get onto th... (more)

Hauling taconite pellets.

As they climb the grade into Allen Jct. they are also slowing for a meet and greet with an empty coming up from Two Harbors, MN on this cold day.

Coming down from the border town of Ranier, MN, BLE 906 adds to the color along with the boxcars in an otherwise brown scene as they head for Proctor on the CN Missabe Sub.

Empties out of Proctor yard head for U.S. Steel to load taconite pellets.

A nice power set for the T-Bird on this day.

Proudly leading an ore train like it's done so many times before the Dash 8s took over in the CN ore pool. On this day one of the Dash 8s had a mechanical failure and the old workhorse was called... (more)