BLE 904 and two EMD sisters pass a loaded ore train, waiting to be dumped at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth, as they lift limestone loads up the ramp from Missabe Juntion before attacking Proctor Hill in n... (more)

A plethora of EMD power, with a couple GEs thrown in the mix, rests at the Proctor Diesel House awaiting their next assignments to support the United States steel industry on Minnesota's Iron Rang... (more)

A rebuilt 70MAC leads loaded coal buckets Out of Castle Rock. A MACe leading on the Joint Line is a fairly rare sight, so this was a nice treat to chase.

A rebuilt 70MAC leads loaded coal buckets into Larkspur. A MACe leading on the Joint Line is a fairly rare sight, so this was a nice treat to chase.

A pair of ACes lead a southbound coal load passed an abandoned GMC flatbed truck along the Colorado Joint Line.

A pair of ACes lead a southbound coal load as they pass the photogenic Greenland Ranch barn on a hot July day. Of note is the old loading pen and chute from the steam/early diesel era for loading... (more)

A rare sight has maroon and orange lashed together in the form of B&LE 906 and DM&IR 215 handling switching duties on CN's Proctor Yard E-Lead. Occasionally a tunnel motor will stand in for the us... (more)

A fairly rare sight on the Colorado Joint Line has an SD70MACe rebuild leading black diamonds south into Castle Rock.

BLE 903 spots her ore train for dumping into Dock 6 in Duluth, while Central Marine Logistics' Joseph L. Block unloads limestone into the hopper on the side of the dock. The limestone will eventua... (more)

Two tunnel motor, still in their B&LE paint, lead a pair of CN painted SD40 types and limestone loads up Proctor Hill in low late winter afternoon light, bound for Minnesota's Iron Range.

IC 6264 eases empty ore jennies out of CN's Proctor Yard, bound for the famed Minnesota Iron Range to be reloaded with Taconite pellets.

Ex-Oakway, CN 5449, rests with fleetmates at the Proctor Diesel House at CN's Proctor Yard.

A colorful lashup of CN subsidiary roads in the IC, DMIR, and BLE, await their crew and their trip back up Proctor Hill with ore empties on CN's Dock 6.

A trio of former IC SD40-3s ease empty ore jennies onto CN's Dock 6 in Duluth in nice golden hour light for the cars to be dumped, and pellets stockpiled, for the upcoming Great Lakes shipping sea... (more)

A trio of former Oakway SD60s lug Difco side dumps, loaded with limestone bound for the taconite processing plants on Minnesota's Iron Range, up Proctor Hill from the Hallett dock on Duluth's harb... (more)