Creating their own fog trail, U717's BLE 909 and DMIR 404 struggle south with 141 loads of fresh taconite.

Loaded and ready to go, U717 with three different painted tunnel motors prepare for departure to Proctor.

Ore Empties from Duluth/Proctor depart the Missabe Sub for the loop at Fairlane.

The curve does a good job of hiding the trailing CN motors, as this limestone train blasts out of Proctor headed for either Minntac or Minorca.

An empty ore train heads upgrade out of Two Harbors.

In a fairly unusual move the Proctor Road Switch is crossing over with empties when they normally would be pulling off of the track they are entering. CN is keeping a switch engine around the dock... (more)

Trio of interesting cousins roar up the 2%+ grade with 120 ore jennies in tow.

Two tunnel motors bookend a SD40 on Minntac empties on a fine Winter afternoon on the ole DMIR.

Minntac empties pound the diamond at Ramshaw, heading for another load of taconite in the endless parade of trains on the old Missabe.

Not much orange in the trees, but is was nice to catch BLE tunnel motor at Proctor.

Nice leader heads north to Minntac past the long idled signals of the Thunderbird South mine in the last rays of evening sun.

The afternoon Keenan Switch makes it's way to Minorca with 48 limestone loads on a fantastic evening.

BLE 900 & DMIR 402 lead 48 loads of limestone

Son of WC engineer Dave Schultz, James carries on the tradition, and will soon be an engineer on the Missabe (CN)

Guess the photogs in the scene below! If this spot catches on, I will be able to say that I was the first person to get a shot from this location. Medlin's Hill has a nice ring to it! Ha ha