Loaded 140-car taconite train from United Taconite rolls south towards Proctor.
Loaded train weighing on the scale
The Proctor Roadswitch departs Duluth for Proctor with BNSF bentonite hoppers.
NS yard drill switching at car shop in Allentown Yard
Missabe SD38's sit idle in the morning sun; waiting to start the workday.
Shot from the Doremus Ave. bridge, 6958 and cut down Alco slug 1120 creep through the yard.
Train is loaded with crushed taconite waste rock which is used locally in asphalt.
Loaded ore train from the United Taconite plant arrives at Proctor and enters the receiving yard.
On a beautiful fall afternoon, the 15:30 Proctor Roadswitch lugs 140 empty ore cars up the 2.2% of Proctor Hill with Lake Superior and Duluth's landmark Aerial Lift Bridge in the distance.
The 07:00 Proctor Roadswitch eases a loaded ore train down the 2.2% of Proctor Hill as the trees show a hint of fall.
I like the stripes on 3807.
Empty pellet train for loading at United Taconite arrives at the plant.
