Cold and clear sailing back to Proctor, MN for these four EMD vets and fifty-eight limestone empties.

Heading south while a DP unit heads north along the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub.

Heading back to Proctor with a mostly empty limestone train on a cold day in northern Minnesota.

Originating at Ranier, MN with a stop at Keenan yard BLE 906 is now heading down the Missabe sub to Proctor yard.

A cold day in....northern Minnesota finds BLE 906 and crew coming to the end of the Minntac sub with an empty limestone train bound for Proctor yard after a few hours traveling south down the Miss... (more)

With their work done at Keenan yard and the train assembled on the main again it's time to dial up the dispatcher and get some signals for the trip heading down to Proctor yard.

BLE 906 leading L568, traffic from Ranier, MN and Keenan yard, comes through the small community of Alborn, MN on the way to Proctor yard.

Racing down to Proctor yard with traffic from Ranier, MN and Keenan yard, BLE 906 looks good in the low winter light .

It's a winter wonderland out there. Empty limestone heads back to Proctor with a nice-looking orange leader and with fresh snow all around.

Rounding the curve about to start slowing down for their next stop to do work at Keenan yard before continuing on to Proctor yard.

A colorful southbound leader glides along an otherwise mostly white landscape as this empty limestone heads back to Proctor yard on a ridiculously cold day.

A cold morning finds BLE 906 leading freight from Ranier, MN down the CN Rainy sub cruising through the sun/shadow phase of early morning.

BLE 906 leads the MRF (Misc. Road Freight) local up from Two Harbors, MN bound for CN's Keenan yard. They will set out engines and cars and pick up engines and cars before returning back to Two Ha... (more)

BLE tunnel motor 906 leads a loaded taconite drag through Adolph as they prepare to enter Proctor Yard under a wildfire sunset sky.

A road set on an empty ore train is fueled at CN's Proctor yard prior to departing for United Taconite's Fairlane iron ore plant on a crisp -9F morning.