Slowing to take the left turn into the United Taconite plant property with crude ore.
Usually running nocturnal on the trip from Ranier, MN down to Proctor, MN, it was odd to see L568 heading south out of Keenan yard as the sun was setting.
DMIR 402, DMIR 409, CN 3325, CN 2309, CN 2241, CN 3326 and DMIR 400 with a string of Herzog ballast cars and mixed freight from Ranier, MN and CN's Keenan yard now make their way south at Fairlane... (more)
At the time, there was a little fall color starting to appear as this T-Bird makes its way past a few trees showing off. It's full-blown stick season now.
Departing United Taconite behind CN 3331 pulling iron ore loads on the drawbar for Proctor yard.
The sun is setting, and the leaves are changing as CN 3308 leads taconite bearing rock down the Missabe sub slowing for the upcoming turn into the plant.
As the sun sets, DMIR 402 is leading L568 with 7 locomotives, a Herzog ballast train and the usual mixed freight on the tail end as they make their way to Proctor yard.
Rolling through Fairlane with iron pellets in tow.
A trio of IC SD40-3s prepare to pull iron ore loads back to Proctor yard from United Taconite. While the mine is still making marbles to ship, the ICs are no longer in CN's ore power fleet having ... (more)
A quiet night along the CN Missabe sub.
Steaming iron ore headed for Proctor yard via the CN Missabe Sub.
Mixed freight rolls north along the CN Missabe sub behind the EJE heritage paint.
CN 3020, with a special guest second out in the form of CCGX 1508, on train M347 heading north on the CN Missabe Sub.
Heading down to Proctor yard with freight from Ranier, MN and then stopping at Keenan yard to pick up some more cars and two GEs from the ore pool.
The Keenan switch crew heads back to their namesake yard with one b.o. ore car that was set out previously.
