Another rolling steam cloud courtesy of fresh made taconite pellets from United Taconite.
Steaming iron ore and three BLE motors heading south on the CN Missabe sub for Proctor yard. Always neat to see the rolling steam cloud along the highway.
Departing with loads of iron ore pellets.
BLE 903 heads south with iron ore pellets as M.O.W. equipment takes a pause to watch them go by.
Some snow is falling as the miscellaneous road freight from Two Harbors makes its way to Keenan yard passing through Iron Jct.
Proctor yard is full during the blue hour of a late fall evening. Pellet trains, limestone trains and a trio of BLE oh my.
A little spring snow falls on a quiet trip back to Proctor yard.
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.
Iron ore loads from United Taconite head south on the CN Missabe Sub smashing bugs on the windshield along the way back to Proctor.
The sun isn't up yet as the crew on board BLE 900 heads for home at proctor yard with steaming taconite in tow on this cold morning.
A trio of BLE motors pull out of UTAC for the trip south down the Missabe sub to Proctor.
On duty at 0200 at Proctor, this crew departed the yard and ran up the Missabe sub. with their trio of BLE motors and 138 ore cars for loading here at United Taconite. It's now 1000 and traffic ha... (more)
The sun is setting as a trio of tunnelmotors pull a loaded taconite train south through Fairlane as they head back to Proctor, MN.
With the first meet on their trip south complete, BLE 903 gets rolling towards track speed again coming off the siding at Kelsey.
Snow tapers off for the afternoon as BLE 903 heads south down the CN Missabe Sub for home at Proctor yard.
