It was kind of neat when CN assigned the EJ&E heritage unit to Proctor for a short stint. Here it was leading a stone train up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

A nice spring morning as an iron ore train rolls through the quiet landscape.

GTW 6223 doing some switching chores on the south end of CN's Keenan Yard.

After departing the Minorca mine and dropping down the southside of the Laurentian Divide, CN 2031 next prepares for a meet at the former DW&P yard at Virginia before continuing on towards Two Har... (more)

Preparing to shove back loads of iron ore pellets onto CN dock 6 to fill the waiting boat. A lot will change to this scene in the coming years as the trees grow higher, the older EMDs go away and ... (more)

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)

Loaded iron ore train from the Minorca mine to Two Harbors, MN slowly creeps down the siding at Virginia while a loaded sand train is full throttle gaining speed and momentum about to start the cl... (more)

A northbound CN freight streaks up the CN Missabe through Fairlane as the aurora borealis do their thing in the sky above.

Kicking off National Train Day 2024 at 0100, southbound iron ore loads wait for a northbound empty as they cross paths at Biwabik under some impressive aurora borealis taking place in the sky abov... (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. On a cold morning, a T-Bird starts to... (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. A T-Bird departs the yard at the Unit... (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)

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. A T-Bird rolls through Iron Jct. as ... (more)

CN 2039, about to take the signal at S. Biwabik, hauls iron ore pellets into the darkness on the trip back to Two Harbors while snow falls and swirls about.