The sun has now dipped below the horizon and thus brings to the end the first day of 2024 as a trio of BLE motors glide along on the southbound trip back to Proctor with 137 cars of taconite pelle... (more)
BLE 909 leads an empty limestone train south at Munger, MN where the former Missabe mainline from Iron Jct. to Proctor, MN goes under the former DW&P main from Virginia, MN to Nopeming Jct., MN. C... (more)
BLE 909 rolls an empty limestone train south between Iron Jct. & Keenan Jct. passing under highway 37. BLE 909 was built as an SD45T-2 in February 1973 as SSW 6890. BLE was acquired by the CN and ... (more)
Slowing for a meet with a northbound freight at Kelsey, a trio of BLE SD40T-3s hold back 138 ore cars of taconite pellets and head for the siding to clear the main before they resume the southboun... (more)