Loaded out and departing United Taconite, CN 3305 is a couple feet from entering the CN Missabe Sub for the trip back to Proctor yard with iron ore in tow.

All loaded out with fresh made iron ore pellets, DMIR 405, DMIR 400 and DMIR 408 are marked up as U717 and are looking for lights to depart United Taconite and head back to CN's Proctor yard.

Hauling iron ore.

One hundred forty loads of iron ore bound for the yard at Proctor and then the dock at Duluth just as the sun is about to set for the day.

After loading 140 cars with iron ore, CN 3346 has received signals after northbound traffic has cleared up and pulls out of United Taconite for the trip south back to Proctor yard.

United Taconite iron ore pellets for CN's Proctor yard behind the circle logo "heritage" unit on the Missabe Sub.

Steaming iron ore pellets head down the Missabe sub to CN's Proctor yard on the Missabe Sub.

Departing United Taconite behind CN 3331 pulling iron ore loads on the drawbar for Proctor yard.

After a meet with a northbound freight at Alborn, CN 3303 starts the pull off the siding as they get underway to CN's yard at Proctor, MN with iron ore pellets.

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)

One of those bone-chilling, fingers numb early mornings in NE Minnesota when the train's exhaust and steaming taconite pellets can show off in the low light.

Iron ore loads head down to Proctor on a late winter afternoon behind some EMD products still pulling their weight in CN's ore pool.

Another rolling steam cloud courtesy of fresh made taconite pellets from United Taconite.

Steaming iron ore and three BLE motors heading south on the CN Missabe sub for Proctor yard. Always neat to see the rolling steam cloud along the highway.

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