Another classic consist of EMD power put together by the forces at Proctor leads 142 cars of pellets from United Taconite back to the scales at Proctor.
A classic all EMD consist and old Missabe ore cars roll south from the mine to Proctor, MN with steaming taconite pellets on a sunny but cold winter day.
A colorful all-EMD consist leads 120 ore loads south towards Proctor.
About the only color on this dark and snowy day was the B&LE 904 and it's orange nose rolling down the Missabe Sub at M.P. 51 with the 142 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow bound for Procto... (more)
Looking like a Christmas card, Bessember 904 rolls through fresh show with a train of steaming iron ore pellets.
CN threw is a treat when they put a solid set of Bessember 900s together in the ore pool during late November. Unfortunately the set didn't last long.
A rebuilt 3000-hp prime mover has just been lowered into B&LE 907 as it moves through the rebuild process at the DM&IR's shop complex. The light green primer gives the locomotive an odd glow but s... (more)
A matched set of Bessemer tunnel motors lead a steaming ore train bound for Two Harbors on a crisp +8F morning.
Power for an empty ore train passes by a pair of ex-DM&IR SD38-2s switching the yard. In the distance is a Proctor Roadswitch preparing to move 138 loads to Dock 6 in Duluth after the light power ... (more)
Fresh from the paint shop after rebuilding at DM&IR's Proctor Shop, Bessember 907 comes face-to-face with Missabe sister 409. Both units continue to serve CN today.
The orange nose of B&LE 904 blends in nicely to the all fall color of northern Minnesota.
BLE 902 and three sisters begin there journey to North Bessemer as they take a loaded ore train southbound out of Conneaut.
All in the family. A pair of locomotive sets await their next call to duty.
BLE 905 wastes no time leading a southbound through Shermansville, PA.
After checking the signal at Albion and right after hearing the dector go off, a CN (BLE) northbound heads through Albion up to Conneaut.
