One of only a handful of ex-DM&IR painted locomotives now in the CN colors (as of this date) leads a taconite empty into Iron Jct.

The 15:30 Proctor Roadswitch prepares to shove its train of ore out onto the dock in Duluth.

The 15:30 PRS clears for the MRF power while the 07:30 power idles in the distance.

With Lake Superior and Duluth's landmark Aerial Lift Bridge in the distance, 401 leads limestone loads up the 2.2% of Proctor Hill.

After dropping the history train in Proctor, the roadswitch returned to Duluth and retrieved limestone loads for Minorca.

The St. Louis County "History Train" moves to its first stop in Proctor. The car is a restored NP baggage car with a photo history of the county.

DM&IR 401 & 214 after spotting a car by the car shops

DMIR 401 fully loaded with limestone is about to cross through a 4 way intersection.

Fresh paint on this former maroon DMIR unit. Not too long ago both units would have been maroon.

A sign of things to come at Proctor yard. These are SD40-3's not SD40Ts, or whatnot.

First repainted DM&IR unit to be used on home rails enters the Minorca taconite plant at 1135 am. The steam seen over the top of the train is from the nearly Minntac plant.

First repainted DM&IR unit to be used on home rails leads a sister northbound with 116 empty ore cars on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range.

Freshly repainted into CN colors, DMIR 401 leads LTEX 4912 and NS 7023 eastbound over the Rock River.

Back lighting highlights the brake shoe smoke off a loaded taconite train as it decends the 3% grade into the Lake Superior port city of Two Harbors.

Loaded iron ore train weighs at the automatic scales in Proctor.