After a long trip north and fighting air issues along the way during the -25 degree morning, DM&IR 404 is loaded out and heading back south to Proctor with 140 loads in the -5 degree afternoon.
A trio a B&LE units look good together as they roll southbound down the Missabe Subdivision with U.S. Steel Minntac taconite pellets steaming away behind them as they head for Proctor.
After being tagged and then stopped by a suspect hotbox detector the conductor had the joy of walking the train in -10 degree weather and found nothing wrong. The conductor is back on board agai... (more)
A B&LE trio heads down the hill from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant, which is the world's largest taconite processing plant, with another train of fresh made taconite pellets heading to Proctor, MN.... (more)
A trio of B&LE engines roar southbouth down the Missabe Subdivision at N. Fairlane with steaming Minntac taconite pellets trailing.
Green trees and orange engines as a trio of Bessemer's roll southbound with taconite pellets from U.S. Steel Minntac.
