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)

Three Dash 8s and 140 new cars head north about to cross the CN Rainy sub at the Ramshaw diamond.

The Keenan local, R901, coming back to their namesake yard with the usual empty tanks from a blasting company they serve along the CN Iron Range sub.

Heading back from Two Harbors, the MRF (miscellaneous road freight) has three lease returns from Northshore Mining in tow as well as a few cars of general freight. The lease units are probably cu... (more)

Steaming away in the fall air as taconite pellets head for Proctor yard.

A little snow falling as this empty ID from Two Harbors heads for U.S. Steel Minntac to load the trailing ore cars.

Coming up from Two Harbors and across the CN Iron Range Sub it's now down the Missabe Sub for Proctor then down the hill to Duluth and back to the North Shore Scenic Railroad depot for this passen... (more)