Eastbound Chicago Fort Wayne passes thru downtown Lima with sister railroad RCPE leading. My night photos: https://www.railpictures.net/album/6095/

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)

As the temperatures drops and fall is on the way into NE Minnesota, maybe this refurbished Jordan spreader will see action this winter as well.

Peeking around the corner at CN's Two Harbors yard, IC 6260 is moving about and getting ready to depart with L594 to Keenan yard.

As the storm clouds roll in, and the sun sets behind the horizon, NS P25 slowly shoves its train onto the L line, with 3 grain cars bound for Cooleemee.

As the sun sets, and the stormy night sky rolls in, NS P25 slowly shoves down the L line at 10 MPH with 3 grain cars bound for Cooleemee.

GTW 5951 sits by the Table at the Kirk Roundhouse. The 5951 is not outfited to lead a Hump Set as a remote unit but serves as power on the daily operation on the hump job. These units get serviced... (more)

Almost done running around their train, the crew will shove these cars out onto dock 6 for dumping.

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.

Steaming iron ore headed for Proctor yard via the CN Missabe Sub.

Still fully functional an in use today is the EJ&E Kirk Yard Roundhouse. One of the functions of the Krirk Roundhouse is to keep the HUMP power in top shape for the long days on the hill. The GTW ... (more)

Usually, L594 from Two Harbors to Keenan yard is a relatively short train made up a few cars and some engines being shuffled to Proctor shops for servicing, but on this day, it was also pulling a ... (more)

Pulling U.S. Steel made iron ore pellets south down the Missabe Sub for Proctor yard.

Entering Harrington Yard - The morning train from Seaford to Harrington slowed some after Bridgeville allowing me to get ahead of it to catch it one last time crossing Tower Hill Rd.

DMIR 400, DMIR 409 and DMIR 405 race north from Proctor, MN with a lot of freight in tow for a planned stop at Keean yard then going up to Ranier, MN with the rest of their train.