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.

DMIR 404 coming off the siding at Coons along the CN Missabe sub as the trip to Proctor yard continues.

Light snow falls as BLE 903 gets underway back to Proctor yard after loading and now leaving United Taconite with ore.

With lights out of the yard and onto the Missabe sub for the trip back to Proctor, three BLE motors start pulling.

Under the former DW&P Rainy sub (now the CN Rainy sub) at Munger with ore for Proctor.

Heading to Proctor with ore from United Taconite.

Now arriving Proctor yard.

The first pellets of the new year are loaded into 137 ore cars and ready to go back to Proctor yard behind three BLE tunnels.

The sun has now dipped below the horizon and thus brings to the end the first day of 2024 as a trio of BLE motors glide along on the southbound trip back to Proctor with 137 cars of taconite pelle... (more)

A trio of BLE motors pull out of UTAC for the trip south down the Missabe sub to Proctor.

About 15,000 tons of taconite pellets spaced out in 138 ore cars pulled by three SD40-3s cruise down the CN Missabe Sub near Saginaw as they roll towards Proctor yard.

Slowing for a meet with a northbound freight at Kelsey, a trio of BLE SD40T-3s hold back 138 ore cars of taconite pellets and head for the siding to clear the main before they resume the southboun... (more)

On duty at 0200 at Proctor, this crew departed the yard and ran up the Missabe sub. with their trio of BLE motors and 138 ore cars for loading here at United Taconite. It's now 1000 and traffic ha... (more)

Hauling taconite pellets.

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