A nice morning trip back to Proctor yard with iron ore pellets.

Having a little trackside snack of raspberries waiting for the train to arrive.

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.

Snow is falling as U713 departs Minntac property heading south for Proctor yard with iron ore pellets.

Headed back to Proctor with iron ore loads from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Hauling iron ore pellets back to Proctor yard while the snow falls.

Sailing southbound on the CN Missabe sub with taconite pellets heading to Proctor yard.

As the sun sets and the shadows get longer, CN 5349 calls to depart Minntac and head back to Proctor. Here they find a sliver of light at Noimi Jct. as the come off the Minntac Sub and get onto th... (more)

Heading for Proctor yard with taconite pellets on a nice fall afternoon.

Another steaming taconite train loaded at U.S. Steel's Minntac plant make its way south down the CN Missabe sub for Proctor yard on a cold just below freezing temperature morning here in northern ... (more)

A nice cold winter's afternoon with no clouds, bugs or humidity and a couple trains moving.

Pellet loads crossing over the Whiteface river bridge at Kelsey, MN while slowing for meet in a few hundred yards with a northbound CN container train waiting on them.

CN 5337 continues on to Proctor, MN after meeting a NB oil train here at Alborn, MN.

Holding on Main One is GTW 4906 with their one car to switch the rod and ball track at the United Taconite Fairlane plant while CN 5337 runs by on Main Two headed for Proctor, MN with taconite pel... (more)