The snowless winter. DMIR 400 leads back to Proctor in the late afternoon winter light after loading iron ore at United Taconite.

The class Missabe SD40-3 leads empty Minorca limestone train U718 through North Alborn. The track in the foreground is the BNSF Casco Sub.

Hot marbles from United Taconite bound for Proctor yard.

Northern Minnesota's snowless winter of 2023 is evident.

It was neat to see DMIR 400 and 404 leading an iron ore train down the Iron Range Sub.

The sun has set, and things are getting colder in the yard at United taconite as a pellet train prepares to leave and head back to Proctor and a T-Bird is almost dumped out from bringing more rock... (more)

DMIR 400 heading back to Proctor with a train of ore cars following.

Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets.

A classic EMD trio and Missabe ore cars carrying taconite pellets south to Proctor yard.

As DMIR 400 rattles over the Missabe era steel bridge over the still frozen Whiteface River, it's hard to tell this is the end of February with NE Minnesota's above average temps and below average... (more)

After waiting for a northbound container train to pass, DMIR 400 now has signals to head south out of the yard at United Taconite and begins the trip back to Proctor yard down the CN Missabe sub.

Kind of a rare event when one of the Dash 8s suffered mechanical failure with DMIR 400 and DMIR 404 being called from Two Harbors to run up to the Minorca mine and "rescue" the train and... (more)

Heading south for Proctor yard on a nice fall afternoon with steaming taconite pellets.

Rounding the curve onto the CN Iron Range sub with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine being led by two former Missabe SD40-3s and a trio of former CNW Dash 8s with 145 cars in tow for Two Harb... (more)

After setting out some engines from the Two Harbors ore pool and a few cars of interchange traffic at Keenan yard, DMIR 400 is headed back towards Two Harbors with some interchange cars.