BLE 903 leads a CN empty limestone train through the fog into Proctor Yard where it will end its run from MinnTac located north of Mountain Iron, MN. This service uses ore jennies to handle the li... (more)

Light snow falls as BLE 903 gets underway back to Proctor yard after loading and now leaving United Taconite with ore.

BLE 903 heads up a quartet of power for ore and limestone trains that operate between Proctor and the Mesabi Iron Range. The power is parked at the CN engine facilities in Proctor Yard between ass... (more)

A CN crew spots ore cars for unloading at Dock 6 as the veteran laker s/s Wilfred Sykes loads for Indiana Harbor as the end of the Lake Superior shipping season nears.

BLE 903 makes its way south into Burnett, as the taconite steams away on this chilly winter evening.

A heavy snow squall ensues as a steaming taconite train makes its way south on the Missabe Sub through Culver.

Hauling taconite pellets.

With the first meet on their trip south complete, BLE 903 gets rolling towards track speed again coming off the siding at Kelsey.

Heading back to Proctor yard with taconite pellets made at United Taconite.

Repainted Bessemer tunnel motor 903 leads limestone empties South through Sax.

Snow tapers off for the afternoon as BLE 903 heads south down the CN Missabe Sub for home at Proctor yard.

The CN ran a couple limestone trains out of Proctor around lunchtime this day. One was bound for Fairlane and one was bound for Minorca. These trains ended up running both directions back to back!... (more)

In beautiful evening sunshine, Bessemer & Lake Erie 903 leads a CN SD40-2 and a C40-8 north with an empty ore train. A loaded train can be seen on the adjacent track awaiting a crew to take it sou... (more)

BLE 903 leads U713 over the Whiteface River in Kelsey, MN on its journey to Proctor.

BLE 903 leads train U713 south from Mountain Iron to Proctor, passing through Meadowlands Township, MN at Swenson Road.