An empty ballast train hustles south along Camp Lake with a pair of IC SD40-3's in charge.

W&C, Wellsboro and Corning SD40-3 3346, ex-BP 3346>KCS 6639>GTW 5936>CN 5205, leading a southbound on the R&R, Rochester Southern, Pavilion, New York. September 14, 2015. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

After leaving Proctor yard in the early morning hours and doing some work at Keenan yard, DMIR 409 arrives at the yard at Virginia just in time for a nicely timed rolling meet with its southbound ... (more)

It was neat to see DMIR 400 and 404 leading an iron ore train down the Iron Range Sub.

Iron ore pellets southbound from the Iron Range to Proctor yard.

A solo NS SD40-3 brings local G88 through the cut at 'Nickajack' on its way back to Whitaker Yard

After a meet with an empty coke train that was heading south, IC 6260 pulls off the siding in the former DWP yard at Virginia to continue north for the Minorca mine with limestone loads.

CN Empty ballast train O491 pulls up to Ackerville siding awaiting a fresh crew to take north to Stevens Point with a pair of Iron Range SD40s.

DM&IR, Duluth Missabe and Ironrange SD40-3 417-SDM's 317-307, just about to the top of Spirit Mountain, Duluth, Minnesota. April 18, 1999. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

IC 6260 pulling limestone loads north on the CN Missabe sub in the early morning hours of a summer day.

AC 63 working at the north end of the yard.

Early morning run from Proctor yard to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine using a cut of CN's newest ore cars.

Fresh out the paint shop, Allegheny Valley Railroad, AVR 3004, ex-KCS SD45 rebuilt as an SD40-3r, at Everson, Pennsylvania. March 27, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

An SD40 pair leads L305 through the Michigan countryside on the Plymouth Sub.

Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 100 passing the replica Original Norfolk Southern Depot in Oakboro