Rumbling and bumbling along over the steel bridge crossing the Whiteface River at Kelsey, MN bound for Proctor yard.
A light snow falls as U717 is all loaded up and pulling out of the United Taconite Fairlane plant for the trip back to Proctor yard.
After a meet here at Kelsey, a trio of BLE motors throttle up to pull 140 ore cars of steaming iron ore pellets south to CN's Proctor yard.
One hundred and forty ore cars of iron ore pellets fresh out of the plant begin the trip back to Proctor yard.
Some fall color and iron ore pellets along the CN Missabe Sub.
Iron ore heads south for CN's Proctor yard.
A nice fall morning as iron ore pellets head south on the CN Missabe Sub.
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.
