Light engine MRF departs Two Harbors.

An empty ore train heads upgrade out of Two Harbors.

Bessemer 904 shoves empty ore cars to the outgoing yard while an ore boat loads at Dock 2. CN owns the ship as well as the train and dock facility.

Having been delivered earlier in the year this pair of freshly rebuilt tunnel motors lift ore empties up the southbound main out of Two Harbors. The track the train is on has a 2.9% grade as it di... (more)

There isn't many black IC SD40's left on CN roster. A pair of them are working the ore trains in and out of Two Harbors as seen here as the U792 gets moving towards the Iron Range out of Two Harbo... (more)

IC 6253 reclaims its turf from the city plow as it eases downgrade into Two Harbors.

Loaded ore train eases down the 2.9% grade into Two Harbors through a winter wonderland, in April.

A loaded ore train descends the steep 2.9% grade into Two Harbors after a storm dumped over a foot of new snow.

The Missabe's dock number one is quiet on this overcast Saturday morning as four cars of ore from the Auburn Mine wait to be dumped.

Three former IC (ex-BN) SD40-3s lift 134 ore empties out of Proctor after a fresh snow.

A DM&IR dock worker uses a "trapping" machine to open the doors on an ore car. The cars contain natural ore from the Auburn Mine. Note the sledge hammer on the front on the machine - this sticky o... (more)

A trio of veteran EMDs ease ore loads into Two Harbors on a nice crisp winter morning.

Impressive DM&IR Yellowstone 229 underwent a major cosmetic restoration in late 2011 and is shown here on New Year's Eve. The 229 is one of three Missabe 2-8-8-4s that are preserved (227 in Dulut... (more)

A loaded Mintac train with dynamic brakes howling rolls into Two Harbors.

An empty ID train bound for Minntac departs Two Harbors in an impressive show of sight and sound. The train is operating on the uphill track out of Two Harbors and is bridging the DM&IR's former m... (more)