Rolling to a stop on the main to do work at nearby Keenan yard before heading north again.

On the move north again after traffic ahead has cleared and favorable signals have appeared.

Departed Keenan yard at short time ago heading north with ex-DM&E hoppers loaded with clay in tow for the commercial yard at U.S. Steel Minntac.

It was neat to see DMIR 400 and 404 leading an iron ore train down the Iron Range Sub.

A rare sight to find DMIR 215 out of captivity. Usually, it never leaves Proctor yard anymore much less do it go north. IIRC these two were being used to pull cars from storage in the former LTV m... (more)

Heading for Two Harbors with iron ore loads in tow.

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

The daily Proctor yard to Ranier, MN freight heads north in the early morning light.

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.

Early morning run from Proctor yard to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine using a cut of CN's newest ore cars.

Rounding the bend on the west wye as U788 comes off the Iron Range sub and heads north.

After leaving their train on the main, CN 5485 shoves into Keenan yard on the north leg of the wye to set out a couple of locomotives before returning to their train and continuing north to Ranier... (more)

Coming off the Iron Range sub and passing through the west leg of the wye at Iron Jct. and making the turn to get on the CN Missabe sub headed to the Minntac plant.

Snow is falling as a short local from Two Harbors makes their way down the east leg of the wye at Iron Jct. coming off the CN Iron Range Sub heading for Keenan yard where they will drop cars off, ... (more)

Shoving an empty all-rail north through Iron Jct and on up to Minntac for loading.