Bessemer & Lake Erie 909 leads DM&IR 405 and B&LE 900 up Proctor Hill with empty blast furnace trim cars (crushed raw taconite rock). The bright cars can also double as ballast haulers.

Just out of CN's Proctor Yard, three former Oakway SD60s start their journey down Proctor Hill bound for Duluth to load Limestone.

BLE 904 heads the southbound 1600 Proctor Road Switch south out of town and down the hill towards Duluth for a fresh load of limestone.

IC 6252 and two other EMDs grind up Proctor Hill with R922 in tow.

Freshly washed B&LE 903 leads DM&IR 403 and sister 900 up Proctor Hill with Lake Superior in the distance.

A passenger / inspection train being operated for the Lexington Group heads down Proctor Hill towards Duluth, MN on the way to Two Harbors, MN. Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Business Car ... (more)

On a job that normally rates three Dash 8's, today two matched canadian style SD40-2W's dig in at full throttle as they assault Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

A loaded limestone train has just crested the 2.2 percent grade of Proctor Hill behind a trio of ex-C&NW C40-8 GEs.

The buds of spring. With Lake Superior in the distance, Budd-built track evaluation RDC 1501 sprints up Proctor Hill as trees are starting to show fresh buds. This RDC-1 was originally built as CN... (more)

Three recently washed former C&NW C40-8s lug 60 cars loaded with limestone up Proctor Hill with eventual delivery to U.S. Steel's Minntac mine at Mountain Iron, Minnesota. Lead 2112 wears CN's pri... (more)

After having problems with the lead unit, the Proctor road switch job makes a run up Proctor Hill in notch 8 with limestone loads in tow.

A pair of grey ghosts lead this loaded limestone train up Proctor Hill at a snail's pace as the leader experiences some problems.

First trip of the day down to the docks for "6AM PRS". Quite a bit of vintage power can be seen on the mainlines as well as local operations in this region. These loaded pellets would s... (more)