The proctor switch with a trio of former DMIR tunnel motors unloading pellets on top of the Duluth ore dock.

A southbound CN intermodal drops down Steelton Hill in the early afternoon.

Operating in the vicinity of Lake Superior as opposed to Lake Erie, these three B&LE units spent the weekend running ore trains on the DM&IR.

Management said they want to send the EMD's on the Iron Range out with a bang and I'd say they're doing a great job. It had been over five years since the last time a trio of orange T's were toget... (more)

There was no shortage of photos as the BLE trio shoved limestone loads under the Duluth docks.

BLE 906, 904 and 909 make for a very nice tunnel motor trio as they take headroom under CN Dock 6 in Duluth, MN. The loaded Minorca bound limestone train would soon make way up Proctor Hill and in... (more)

2 tunnel motors and an SD40-3 ease downgrade with an empty limestone train, bound for the port of Duluth to be loaded with Limestone, which is an ingredient in flux iron ore pellets.

Empties charge up the hill with 2 DMIR tunnel motors and a C40-8 for power.

An Intermodal with 2 GE motors gets on the Rainy Sub from the Missabe Sub division at Shelton Junction. The train is on it's way north towards Winnipeg, Canada Shelton Junction also has a Diamond ... (more)

CN C40-8 2040 leads limestone loads North up the grade at Spirit Mountain.

CN 2040 leads limestone loads North up Spirit Mountain.

It's a beautiful morning at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth, as IC 6251, IC 6252 and CN 5244 unload a train of iron ore.

DMIR right at home: The Duluth Missabe & Iron Range has returned home to Proctor Yard once again as the 17:00 E Lead job kicks cars at the yard in the last rays of golden hour with DMIR SD40T-3 40... (more)

The sun rises above Lake Superior as the first ray of sun shines on Dock 6 while IC 6251, 6252 and CN 5244 unload ore at the docks. 6251 is the last IC SD40-3 still in service with white frame str... (more)

The crew of U718 walks their power before the climb up Spirit Mountain into Proctor with IC SD40-3 6251, a CN SD40U and another IC SD40-3. 6251 is the last remaining IC Deathstar with a white fram... (more)