A 4-pack of CN power pull a short 18 car limestone train up Proctor hill.

Nine years ago today (May 10, 2004) CN purchased Great Lakes Transportation (DM&IR/B&LE). How I remember the Missabe from my younger years is reflected in this image of two high hood SDs going all... (more)

A classic example of a broken coupler that sidelined this SD40-3, forcing it to be set-out for repairs.

An ore train eases towards the ore dock after another wet snowfall.

Heavy snow hangs from the code line as an empty ore train begins its assault on Proctor Hill from the dock in Duluth.

A trio of veteran EMDs ease ore loads down Proctor Hill towards Dock 6.

As the Proctor Roadswitch prepares to head back to its namesake with empties the Dock Switch has coupled onto loads and will shove them to the ore dock for dumping.

In a fairly unusual move the Proctor Road Switch is crossing over with empties when they normally would be pulling off of the track they are entering. CN is keeping a switch engine around the dock... (more)

Nowhere to go but up, the grade that is--to Proctor. DMIR SD40-3 begins the climb with empties in tow.

After bringing the loads down the hill from Proctor, the crew prepares to shove them out on dock 6 for unloading. They will be added to the huge pile on the ground already there from winter stockp... (more)

A former IC SD70 leads limestone loads up Proctor Hill while light engines off an ore train wait to clear.

Bessemer sandwich! Tunnel motors look good, maroon or not.

After doubling empties, and performing a air test the afternoon Proctor Road Switch starts up Proctor hill seen at CP North Collingwood. In the background you can see the empties still rolling off... (more)

The smell of brake dust and diesel exhaust with the squeal of metal on metal filling the air as the 15:00 Proctor Road Switch comes down the 2.2% grade from Proctor with taconite loads for the doc... (more)

Three former SP tunnel motors (two B&LE and one DM&IR) roll past a train of loads they have just brought down to Duluth for dumping at the ore dock.