Rounding the curve onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the 74 mile trip to a yard track at Two Harbors, DMIR 403 looks good pulling these 130 cars of taconite pellets.

CN local with 30+ cars of coal for the Laskin Energy Center near Hoyt Lakes. The plant has since converted to burning natural gas, so these moves are no more.

Another load of taconite pellets makes it way down Missabe rails towards Two Harbors.

The first significant snow event of the season is well underway here on Minnesota's Iron Range. U.S. Steel's Minntac plant is still churning out the taconite pellets and the CN crews are still hau... (more)

With taconite pellets steaming enroute to Two Harbors, DMIR 409 leads a load at Ramshaw.

CN 8898 leads a mixed freight through the woods of northern Minnesota along the CN Rainy Sub for points south.

A signal protecting the CN Iron Range Sub at the Ramshaw diamond indicates a northbound train is coming back from Two Harbors and it's clear to cross the CN Rainy Sub.

The engineer throttles up his 4 EMD's and accelerates 145 cars of taconite pellets continuing the trip that started at the ArcelorMittal Minorca mine and will end at the yard at Two Harbors.

DMIR 404 and crew hustle ore loads from U.S. Steel, Minntac along the CN Iron Range Sub at Ramshaw on a great summer morning heading for the docks at Two Harbors, MN.

Code line and taconite pellets. DMIR 404 leads a EMD quartet and 144 cars of taconite pellets out of Iron Jct. and onto the CN Iron Range Sub heading for Two Harbors, MN with their product made ... (more)

A quad set of power brings empties from Two Harbors banging across the Ramshaw diamond as they head north to load taconite pellets at the Minorca mine before returning back to Two Harbors.

The meeting place between ore and freight. The Ramshaw diamond is the crossroads between the CN Iron Range Sub and the CN Rainy Sub and it sees a lot of traffic on any given day. The IR Sub is the... (more)

25+ coal loads for Colby have this fresh looking SD60 on its knees at Ramshaw as they thunder towards Allen Jct.

Southbound stacks on the former DWP about to cross the former Missabe at Ramshaw.

Another long CN land barge rolls southbound down the CN Rainy Subdivision crossing the CN Iron Range Division at the Ramshaw diamond. Some interesting "heritage units" assist the leader in making... (more)