The CN Missabe sub has mostly northbound freight headed for Canada and southbound moves from the mines to Proctor yard.
Four EMDs and 145 loads of iron ore headed to Proctor yard on a spring afternoon.
A quad set of EMDs bring Minntac made taconite pellets down the CN Missabe sub, and they are heading for Proctor yard and eventually CN Dock 6.
A quad EMD set, and ore cars loaded up with iron ore pellets, humming along.
Iron ore pellets head south for Proctor yard while freight heads north for Canada seen here along the CN Missabe sub on a nice spring afternoon.
BLE 900 heads south on the CN Missabe sub with taconite pellets for Proctor while a freight heads north for Canada.
A quad set of EMDs bring Minntac made taconite pellets down from the plant and they are heading for Proctor yard and eventually CN Dock 6.
A nice morning trip back to Proctor yard with iron ore pellets.
Moments after sunrise and it was as cold as it looks.
Having a little trackside snack of raspberries waiting for the train to arrive.
Just before sunset, BLE 900 gets lights out of United Taconite and starts the pull back to Proctor yard.
A trio of BLEs navigate the crossover switches at Iron Jct. going from main 1 over to main 2 as they head back to Proctor with iron ore pellets from Minntac.
A trio of BLEs with 139 ore cars loaded with pellets departs the Minntac mine property for the run back to Proctor, MN.
Iron ore loads from United Taconite head south on the CN Missabe Sub smashing bugs on the windshield along the way back to Proctor.
The sun isn't up yet as the crew on board BLE 900 heads for home at proctor yard with steaming taconite in tow on this cold morning.
