A black Friday flashback to one year ago at CN's Proctor yard with three IC death stars working the E-lead job shuffling cars.

The conductor rides the shove on a string of ore cars while a trio of ICs work the E-lead at Proctor yard on a cold November afternoon.

DMIR 403 escaped from Canada for a short stint a few years ago and Proctor decided to use it for switching cars in the yard before it was sent back.

Three ICs work the E-Lead job at Proctor yard on Black Friday afternoon.

Blue hour at Proctor yard.

A nice leader, in the form of a Bessemer & Lake Erie painted tunnel motor, awaits its departure from Proctor Yard with a train of loads. A fellow tunnel motor and an IC SD40-3 trail.

A meet takes place at the north end of Proctor Yard as CN 2006, BLE 904 and IC 6253 head for their spot in the yard. Meanwhile, CN 5318, IC 6263 and IC 6256 prepare to blast off north.

The St. Louis River Road bridge was the place to be as a group of photographers document CN 2006, BLE 904 and IC 6253 entering Proctor Yard.

Empty limestone makes its approach to Proctor Yard, officially bound for reloading in Duluth. Leading the way is a standard cab Dash 8, rolling out its last miles before retirement.

CN 2006 escaped the Two Harbors pool and is southbound on the approach to Proctor Yard with empty limestone. BLE 904 and IC 6253 follow.

DMIR SD-M 303 would be retired just under a year later.

Triple black ICs working the E-lead job at Proctor yard on black Friday.

A plethora of power, a gaggle, a grouping, a variety, a consortium of all things CN staged outside the Proctor diesel house on a cold and windy late fall morning all idling away until the next cal... (more)

Loaded ore makes its way into Proctor behind a DM&IR tunnel motor, a CN SD40-2W and an IC SD40-3. The EMD's that have served the Iron Range for years are on their last legs. Rebuilt widecab GE's c... (more)

CN C40-8 #2107 leads a limestone train through Proctor