BLE 903 bringing limestone loads northbound into Proctor.

DMIR 405 taking ore loads into Duluth.

DMIR 405 taking ore loads down the Spirit Mountain.

DMIR 406 passing by some wildflowers as they head south towards Proctor.

DMIR 406 taking some empties south.

A birds eye view of the CN Shops Yard and round house in North Fond Du Lac.

The morning fog clears to reveal Bessemer & Laker Erie’s shops and roundhouse in Greenville, PA. Most of the buildings are abandoned and are rumored to be demolished in the future.

A trio of SD40's (DMIR 400, BLE 903, DMIR 405) and 140 ore jennies head to Proctor, MN on a nice day.

A trio of SD40's (DMIR 400, BLE 903, DMIR 405) and 140 ore jennies seem small against the vast landscape of the Zim/Sax bog and the Bobby Aro Memorial Highway which is undergoing resurfacing.

After loading taconite pellets at United Taconite, a trio of SD40's lead the train back to the yard at Proctor, MN.

This was worth getting the drone up for. BLE 907 and BNSF 3196 are parked after arriving the day before on the L595. BLE 907 ended up going back to Gary later in the day after its short visit to J... (more)

BLE 904 and two other CN EMDs grind their way up Proctor Hill leaving Duluth Minnesota behind. This train had just spent most of the afternoon off loading 137 ore cars at the docks in Duluth and a... (more)

Not long after the sun rose above the horizon CN loaded taconite train U71782 rounds the curve in Adolph Minnesota with pellets bound for the ore docks in Duluth.

A pair of tunnel motors switch Canada Malt on the shores of Lake Superior.

DMIR 402 races along Highway 7 with a short local headed south toward Proctor Minnesota in tow. Highway 7 provides a quality pacing stretch between Forbes and Alborn Minnesota.