Aberdeen Carolina & Western 200 in Aberdeen

After have work performed on it a Danville, DMIR 405 awaits lifting by CN at CSX’s main yard in Buffalo NY.

DMIR 400 heading back to Proctor with a train of ore cars following.

Barking up Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

Heading south ripping around the curve and under the CN Rainy sub while they head for Proctor yard.

Steaming away in the fall air as taconite pellets head for Proctor yard.

A trio of ICs and some Missabe ore cars hauling taconite pellets back to Proctor yard.

Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets made at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets.

The Rochester & Southern's RS-1 departs from Brooks Ave Yard in Rochester behind a quartet of EMD's with SD40-3 3346 leading the charge as the train rolls through Genesee Junction, New York and cr... (more)

A classic EMD trio and Missabe ore cars carrying taconite pellets south to Proctor yard.

As DMIR 400 rattles over the Missabe era steel bridge over the still frozen Whiteface River, it's hard to tell this is the end of February with NE Minnesota's above average temps and below average... (more)

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.

Just beating out the long shadows towards the end of the afternoon, an all EMD power set leads an empty limestone train down from the Minntac taconite plant and heads for Proctor.

CN EMD SD40-3 6264 leads limestone loads north at Munger.