A grey ghost on a gray day. With the snow tapering the L-593 leaves northern Minnesota behind as it travels south to back to Proctor. The L-593 is a turn that runs out of Proctor, MN up to Keenan ... (more)

The story of the former Missabe railroad is long pellet trains from the mines to the docks and much shorter trains that served businesses that served those mines. After CN took over it's still ve... (more)

Trying to avoid the stinging wind and blowing snow, the conductor on L-593 opened the nose door on 4214 to protect a shove to the diesel house.

The journey of former Erie Mining F9As 4214 and 4210 to Indiana Boxcar's Vermilion Valley Railroad continues as the units arrived at Proctor, Minnesota. Here a crew member climbs on 4214 to protec... (more)

A pair of IC ore pool SD40-3s lead GE 2104 north with a short 17-car MRF just out of Proctor. The dark clouds from a line of thunderstorms over Lake Superior complement the paint on 6251.

The wide cabs of CN's SD40-2 fleet have much more character compared to today's EMD and GE offerings. The class light cluster is a blast from the past.

A short local (MRF) dodges shadows as it works north.

The sun burns through a snow shower as power for the MRF drifts back to the mainline at Wales after having delivered three covered hoppers of bentonite to Northshore Mining.

The sun burns through a snow shower as power for the MRF drifts back to the Wales Branch after having delivered three covered hoppers of bentonite to Northshore Mining.

The MRF shoves its short train out onto the mainline after working the Wales Branch and a connection with Northshore Mining. The unused mailbox identifies the heritage of this trackage.

The only "Burdakin Blue" unit assigned to the former Missabe is this ex-DT&I GP38-2. Once common on neighbor DW&P, this color scheme is now rare in NE Minnesota. Good thing a low-boy wasn't on th... (more)

Dead on hours, this five unit MRF train sits at Allen Jct. awaiting a crew to take it the rest of the way towards Two Harbors, MN. Included in this line-up are the Illinois Central 6250, DM&IR 407... (more)

The last maroon tunnel motor leads a 14-car MRF north under Highway 33 on a nice spring day in northeastern Minnesota. As we approach the 5 year anniversary of CN's purchase of GLT, only 3 DM&IR ... (more)

The MRF departs Proctor with seven units (IC 6253, 6252, 6257, 6259, BLE 909, DMIR 205, 201). All four paint schemes currently being operated on the former Missabe are represented here. The 909, 2... (more)