CN had this GP9-slug-GP9 lash up working as yard power for a short time.

Trying to avoid the stinging wind and blowing snow, the conductor on L-593 opened the nose door on 4214 to protect a shove to the diesel house.

A trio of former Oakway SD60's wait for the signal at the south end of Proctor Yard.

As a trio of SD60's lead limestone loads out of Proctor, ore loads wait for permission into the yard.

It's a traffic jam at Proctor as a CN SD60F leads a southbound freight into the yard.

The journey of former Erie Mining F9As 4214 and 4210 to Indiana Boxcar's Vermilion Valley Railroad continues as the units arrived at Proctor, Minnesota. Here a crew member climbs on 4214 to protec... (more)

Both of the remaining Missabe maroon and gold units still operating on their home rails pass at the north end of Proctor yard after a morning dusting of snow. DM&IR 403 was on a loaded United Taco... (more)

A loaded limestone unit train readies for its track warrant north to Fairlane for use in processing taconite pellets.

Heading back to the barn.

DMIR 305, formerly SD18 no. 188, now an SD-M, idles at the Proctor, MN diesel shop near a water plug once used to fill the likes of Missabe Yellowstones. The rebuild gave the then 36 year old SD18... (more)

A quartet of SD18/9s idles at Proctor shops between runs to the iron range led by SD18 179. The Missabe held on to steam power into 1960 when their last order of SD18s arrived to complete retireme... (more)

DMIR SD9 162 leads an SD18 and another SD9 with an empty ore train as it heads out of Proctor Yard and north to the iron range. This location has always been a favorite spot to watch Missabe actio... (more)

DMIR SD9 170 and SD18 183 bask in summer evening warmth outside Missabe's Proctor diesel shop. Soon the units will be back at work either switching ore jennies or hauling long ore drag between the... (more)

Ore loads head for the Duluth docks behind a trio of vintage EMD road units.

A trio of CN SD60s pierce a thick combination of fog, drizzle and snow as they move empty limestone cars to Duluth.