Coming down from the border town of Ranier, MN, BLE 906 adds to the color along with the boxcars in an otherwise brown scene as they head for Proctor on the CN Missabe Sub.
After delivering limestone to the Minorca mine, a trio of BLEs led by BLE 906 come down the CN Rainy Sub at sunset catching a few of the last rays of the day.
Pumpkins Climb Spirit Mountain: BLE 906 leads fellow Bessemer SD40T-3 #904 and CN/IC SD40-3 #6255 as they lug ore empties up Spirit Mountain from Dock 6 in Duluth to Proctor Yard. Stormy skies and... (more)
An empty ore train screams up Proctor Hill on it's way to Proctor yard, with 2 out of the final 3 remaining BLE tunnel motors in the Iron Range region.
With a Bessemer & Lake Erie tunnel motor and a CN Anniversary Dash 8 on the point, CN U731 rounds the bend as it rolls through Iron Junction, Minnesota and heads towards the Fairlane Taconite Plan... (more)