Coming up the CN Missabe sub from Proctor yard to load pellets at United Taconite, IC 6261 is about 45 minutes away from the loadout pocket.
Coming down from Ranier, MN with traffic for Keenan yard and then it's down to Proctor yard all while the snow flies.
A cold and early morning departure from Minntac with an empty limestone train back to Proctor, MN.
Rolling along the Arkansas River between Princeton and Granite, CO, SP 8703 leads CNW 6933 and DRGW 5410 on a Herington, KS to Oakland, CA auto train. The Tennessee Pass route was active for only ... (more)
Coming off the CN Missabe sub and onto the CN Minntac sub at Wolf pulling 54 carloads of limestone for the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
One of the first snowfalls of the season starts to cover the landscape as this empty limestone train coming from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant starts back down the CN Missabe sub for Proctor, MN.
Running up main 2 on the CN Missabe returning to the mine for reloading.
With the Tillery Hydroelectric Power Plant providing a backdrop, a pair of SD40s cross the Pee Dee River in the late afternoon.
The 300 job crosses the Pee Dee River on their return trip westbound.
An Oakboro based job departs Troy westbound with a pair of SD40 rebuilds for power.
The Candor mill job heads through Biscoe with a single SD40 rebuild. Trucks for one of the ACWR's new E units are on the first car in the consist.
The 600 job heads into Biscoe with some inbound traffic.
After swapping cars with the 300 job out of Oakboro, the 600 job heads back to Candor.
The 600 job departs Candor for a quick trip to Star before spotting CSX G131 at Mountaire.
The 300 job heads over the Pee Dee River between Mt. Gilead and Norwood with a couple SD40 rebuilds for power in the late evening.
