DMIR 407 + CN 9581 head down the Mission Spur crossing the CP Westfort industrial lead. The massive Resolute Mill provides the backdrop
A pair of Tunnel Motors and an SD40-3 enter Proctor Yard with a train of loads from the Fairlane plant. The three classic EMD's are seen making their way down the scale track as the sun heads for ... (more)
BLE 910 cuts through the fog as it muscles a pulldown out of Kirk Yard in Gary, Indiana.
A few miles into the trip from United Taconite back to Proctor, MN the sun makes a quick appearance on BLE 900 before ducking back into the overcast sky.
After loading their train, BLE 900 takes the signals out of the yard at United Taconite to enter the CN Missabe Sub for the trip back to Proctor, MN.
A clean B&LE tunnel motor shoves Limestone loads back from Hallett under CN's dormant Dock 5 in Duluth, MN to then head up Proctor Hill
A few minutes after sunrise on a cold autumn morning and BLE 903 is thundering north from Two Harbors with 145 ore cars following kicking up some of the fresh snow that blankets the landscape as t... (more)
BLE 910 rolls through the rolling hills of Western Iowa on its way to Denison and Council Bluffs.
DMIR SD40T-3 407 is a bit lost, but appears to be in Winnipeg, MB to stay. It's been outfitted with remote control software for switching duties in Symington Yard.
Iron ore loads for Proctor/Duluth catch some of the final rays of the day heading south on CN's Missabe Sub near Zim, MN.
After taking about 18 hours to load their train, BLE SD40T-3 900, IC SD40-3 6253 and CN SD40u 6006 head south on the Missabe Sub. While loading at Fairlane, something let go at the load out causin... (more)
BLE SD40T-3 904 leads loaded iron ore train U791 over the diamond with CN's Rainy Sub at Ramshaw heading south towards Two Harbors.
BLE SD40T-3 904 has just made the turn at Iron Junction to head south on the Iron Range Sub to Two Harbors with a loaded iron ore train in tow.
BLE SD40T-3 904 leads 145 loads of freshly baked iron ore pellets towards the port at Two Harbors.
A repainted DMIR tunnel motor holds on the Duluth dock with a ore train.