B&LE 904 arrived on the Missabe last week and is seen here at Proctor with limestone loads from Duluth in the company of GT GP38-2 6221 and DM&IR SD38-2 212.
Mid-to-late January is traditionally the coldest time of the year in Minnesota and today lived up to that statistic. The reading at nearby Duluth International Airport was -24F with a windchill of... (more)
The night roadswitch heads back to Proctor after spotting limestone empties at Lakehead while the morning job cuts off its ore train at the dock.
The last two active DM&IR-painted units on the CN (403/215) assist two IC SD40-3s spotting ore loads on Dock 6 in West Duluth. The next day SD38-2 215 would be removed from the set and paired up ... (more)
The last two units still wearing DM&IR paint (403 & 215) ease an empty ore train off Dock 6 in Duluth and head for Proctor.
The last two units still wearing DM&IR paint (403 & 215) lead an empty ore train into Proctor from the docks at Duluth.
Three ex-IC (BN) SD40-3s power the night job on a transfer run to BNSF Rices Point Yard in Duluth.
This is what the former Missabe will look like soon as the last of the maroon diesels are retired. A matched set of ex-Missabe tunnel motors sits high up on Dock 6 while a trio of matched ex-IC (B... (more)
The night job spots Minorca limestone in the yard while ground fog combines with steaming pellets to blanket the yard on this cool 45-degree morning.
A pair of Missabe SD38-2s on the overnight PRS job are shown arriving light engine back in Proctor with B&LE 909 while the 07:30 job switches cars in this distance.
Its paint chipping and well worn, Missabe 213 is on the overnight Proctor Roadswitch Job.
The overnight Proctor Roadswitch jobs arrives at its namesake with 23 loaded limestone cars from Duluth.
The night job arrives back in Proctor with limestone from Duluth.
CN's night Proctor Roadswitch job works 140 empty ore cars upgrade on Proctor Hill.
