On its maiden run back to Proctor yard, CN 3323 waits in the siding at Kelsey for a meet with a northbound limestone train led by CN 3203. Big GEs and like it or not, this will be the face of the... (more)

CN 3323's first trip in ore service since a rebuild plus having a straight air system installed and with the shiny new ore cars trailing behind fully loaded with iron ore pellets from United Tacon... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. Iron ore loads arrive at Proctor fro... (more)

Heading back to Proctor after loading iron ore pellets at United Taconite.

Snow continues to fall as blue hour switches to darkness while BLE 906 gets lights to pull iron ore loads from United Taconite and begin the return trip back to Proctor yard.

DMIR 400 heading back to Proctor with a train of ore cars following.

Heading south ripping around the curve and under the CN Rainy sub while they head for Proctor yard.

A trio of ICs and some Missabe ore cars hauling taconite pellets back to Proctor yard.

Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets.

A classic EMD trio and Missabe ore cars carrying taconite pellets south to Proctor yard.

As DMIR 400 rattles over the Missabe era steel bridge over the still frozen Whiteface River, it's hard to tell this is the end of February with NE Minnesota's above average temps and below average... (more)

After waiting for a northbound container train to pass, DMIR 400 now has signals to head south out of the yard at United Taconite and begins the trip back to Proctor yard down the CN Missabe sub.

DMIR 404 coming off the siding at Coons along the CN Missabe sub as the trip to Proctor yard continues.

Light snow falls as BLE 903 gets underway back to Proctor yard after loading and now leaving United Taconite with ore.

With lights out of the yard and onto the Missabe sub for the trip back to Proctor, three BLE motors start pulling.