DMIR 408, CN 5244 and IC 6264 prepare their departure from CN's Dock 6 in Duluth.

A nice leader, in the form of a Bessemer & Lake Erie painted tunnel motor, awaits its departure from Proctor Yard with a train of loads. A fellow tunnel motor and an IC SD40-3 trail.

After spending about 30 minutes working to get the frozen switch unstuck, the CN L523 local pulls into the siding in Albion, Pennsylvania with BLE 868 and 905 as a light power set heading north t... (more)

Lancaster and Chester Train 14 leaves Richburg, South Carolina on February 24, 2025 with a short train bound for Lancaster with C 6002 on point. Originally SP 8257 (built 5/1980) she then beca... (more)

Fresh pellet steam wisps off of the loaded taconite cars as Canadian National's U717 cruises south on the Missabe Subdivision and crosses the bridge over the Whiteface River in Kelsey, Minnesota. ... (more)

With diesel exhaust and pellet steam filling the air, CN loaded iron ore train U717 cruises south through Grand Lake, Minnesota and approaches the Highway 33 overpass. A pair of DMIR tunnel motors... (more)

A blue hour departure under snowy skies.

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40T-3 #909 leads a loaded taconite train at Wolf Junction bound for Two Harbors

Loaded ore makes its way into Proctor behind a DM&IR tunnel motor, a CN SD40-2W and an IC SD40-3. The EMD's that have served the Iron Range for years are on their last legs. Rebuilt widecab GE's c... (more)

Returning to Proctor yard with iron ore pellets behind a trio of BLE motors.

A quartet of EMD tunnel motors lead a loaded CN taconite train bound for Two Harbors

Coming north from Proctor yard to load iron ore pellets.

BLE SD40T-3 908 and BLE SD38AC 866 await an assignment at CN's Kirk Yard. (Taken with permission by an employee)

A nice morning trip back to Proctor yard with iron ore pellets.

Moments after sunrise and it was as cold as it looks.