Anniversary logos pulling crude ore loads south.

The R901 crew uses the north leg of the wye on the south end of CN's Keenan yard for headroom while switching cars around and after the switch is thrown the engineer shoves back into the yard.

Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and turning north at Iron Jct. for the rest of the trip up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

CN 3323, a fresh rebuild that also has straight air added for ore pool service, leads an empty limestone train back to Proctor after delivery to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Having left Keenan yard and getting on the CN Iron Range sub its now off to switch loads for empties at Dyno Nobel on a nice morning.

After departing Proctor, MN and a stop to drop cars off at CN's Keenan yard, CN 5485 has reassembled their train and heads for Ranier, MN.

After loading at U.S. Steel Minntac, IC 6260 heads back to Proctor yard with 140 new ore cars filled with iron ore pellets.

A KCS unit somehow found its way to the point of A439, CN's Proctor Yard, MN to Symington Yard, Winnipeg, MB and is shown here passing the signals for Keenan yard on the CN Missabe Sub.

One of those nights a person just doesn't forget. Standing trackside at 0100 on a peaceful night watching the sky come alive.

GTW 6223 doing some switching chores on the south end of CN's Keenan Yard.

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird rolls through Iron Jct. as ... (more)

Heading to the plant from the mine crossing over Elbow Creek south of Iron Jct. MN.

Hauling iron ore pellets back to Proctor yard while the snow falls.

Rumblin, bumbling and gurgling along with snow falling as a T-Bird train is moving crude ore from the mine to the plant.

Back in late October 2023 these two C40-8s were part of a deadline at Proctor along with other dash 8s that were being moved off site. Late February 2024 found them back at Proctor and being readi... (more)