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BLE 900 @ Duluth, MN
Crawling up the 1.8-2% continuous grade that is Proctor Hill, CN train R9218113 heads back to Proctor Yard after dumping their train of Taconite Pellets at Dock 6 in Duluth. The power set this day was a duo of SD40T-3 (BLE 900/DMIR 400) leading a CN SD40-2W (5346) still holding its “North American” Paint.
The train is seen here coming out of “Bachelor’s Curve” and rounding the corner at Spirt Mountain just as a sliver of sun appeared from the dense cloud band with some beautiful orange and yellow autumn color surrounding the tracks. We’re not even two months from the date of picture and the new GE AC rebuilds have taken over power duties north of Proctor. It’s a sight for sore eyes and hopefully it doesn’t last long, but 2024 might’ve been the final stronghold for EMDs and fall color on the former Missabe.
Taken: 10-13-24
ETTS
BLE 900 @ Duluth, MN
Crawling up the 1.8-2% continuous grade that is Proctor Hill, CN train R9218113 heads back to Proctor Yard after dumping their train of Taconite Pellets at Dock 6 in Duluth. The power set this day was a duo of SD40T-3 (BLE 900/DMIR 400) leading a CN SD40-2W (5346) still holding its “North American” Paint.
The train is seen here coming out of “Bachelor’s Curve” and rounding the corner at Spirt Mountain just as a sliver of sun appeared from the dense cloud band with some beautiful orange and yellow autumn color surrounding the tracks. We’re not even two months from the date of picture and the new GE AC rebuilds have taken over power duties north of Proctor. It’s a sight for sore eyes and hopefully it doesn’t last long, but 2024 might’ve been the final stronghold for EMDs and fall color on the former Missabe.
Taken: 10-13-24
ETTS