The last two DMIR units left in Missabe maroon on the CN roster work the E-lead in Proctor.

CN SD70M-2 8943 departs Proctor with A439 as the Missabe miracle awaits its turn in the distance with the E-lead job.

A maroon sandwich. As transfer power eases across the yard to head back to CN's Pokegama yard over in Superior, WI, in the distance train A439 works on doubling up their train before heading to o... (more)

The Missabe Miracle lives on in 2022 as DMIR 403 and 215 begin their pull to the west end of Proctor Yard.

Proctor Transfer power checks the switches as they roll past DM&IR 403/215, working the E-Lead job within the yard, as train A439 prepares to double their train in the distance.

DM&IR 403 has returned from Canada to Proctor to work the E-lead with sister maroon unit 215. Here the duo makes a pull out of the North end of the yard with the former DMIR shop in the backgroun... (more)

Reunited and it feels so good. Last minutes of sunlight highlight the last two remaining DM&IR painted units on CN's roster. Very neat to see in 2022.

After unloading iron ore at Dock 6 in Duluth, IC 6251, 6252 and CN 5244 head back into Proctor with the empties. 6251 and 6252 both still wear Deathstar paint, complete with Operation Lifesaver de... (more)

Golden hour sunlight highlights the last two remaining DM&IR painted units on CN's roster. SD40T-3 403 and SD38-2 215 kick cars at the north end of Proctor Yard, with the old Iron Range diesel hou... (more)

Right at home! The last two DM&IR painted locos on CN's roster, SD40T-3 403 and SD38-2 215, are working the 1700 E Lead at Proctor Yard's north end. 215 has been assigned to Proctor for quite some... (more)

BLE 903 leads a trio of rebuilt tunnel motors on a taconite train getting ready to depart the northwest end of CN's Proctor Yard and head down Proctor Hill to the Duluth ore dock. It took a bit of... (more)

DMIR 215 and 403 pair up to switch Proctor Yard manifest freight for CN. The two units are the last on CN's roster still sporting both DMIR nos. and colors. An occasional visitor to the Duluth are... (more)

A pair of former DMIR SD38's, the lead of which still sports the DMIR paint scheme, work the yard in Proctor.

The last remaining white-sill IC SD40-3 meets a pair of DMIR SD38's at the bottom of the hill in Proctor.

It really didn't seem to matter that rain was falling, the wind was howling and the temperature was 45 degrees. DMIR 215 and DMIR 403 were paired up at Proctor, MN doing work in 2021. It was a goo... (more)