CN SD40u 6006, former CN SD40 5134 upgraded to SD40-2 specifications.

A massive cloud of fugitive dust rises as an ore train dumps into the dock while the Canadian Steamship Line's vessel Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin loads. CN does have a water deluge system on the appro... (more)

Empties heading back to the plant.

One of CN's unique SD40U's leads a train of hot pellets back to Proctor.

The Keenan Switch heads home.

A loaded ore train pulls into the Proctor Yard on a busy morning. Here the train passes the yard job doing switching on the lead to the left, and another ore train waiting for dock room on the rig... (more)

A Proctor Road Switcher brings loads down to the dock at Duluth for unloading. Here the train passes the newly reconfigured control point at Collinwood. The train will pull out of the dock and the... (more)

Ore train bound for Proctor enters the lonely stretch of highway between MP 56 and the siding at Alborn, a distance of about 20 miles of nearly dead straight track.

Thankfully Culver's light held out at this U-Tac train thunders home to Proctor. Oddly enough, this was the second consist I saw today in this exact configuration. The light really shows how the r... (more)

This weekend CN completed the reconfiguration of the interlocking plant at Collingwood (West Duluth). Lost in the upgrade were switches that provided a crossover back when Proctor Hill was double ... (more)

Empty ore hoppers follow in tow behind a trio of SD40s northbound on the Missabe bound for the iron range to load up with Taconite pellets.

A loaded taconite train for the Iron Range has to hold back while a switch job moves some bad order set-outs around before coming into the CN Proctor yard. Another string of taconite loads waits ... (more)

Minntac loads on their way for Two Harbors.

CN's Proctor Road Switch is on the BNSF trackage along the shoreline, and is parked for the time being with Carmen from Proctor on their way. While shoving empty ore jennies towards the limestone ... (more)

The 2200 job with limestone waits to head ofr Proctor as the 0600 job works on the ore dock.