Coming off the CN Iron Range and now crossing over from main 2 to main 1 on the CN Missabe sub on final approach to Keenan yard to drop off and pick before returning back to Two Harbors, MN.
Slicing and dicing their way through the fog on the way to the Minorca taconite mine.
It's a winter wonderland out there. Empty limestone heads back to Proctor with a nice-looking orange leader and with fresh snow all around.
Rounding the curve about to start slowing down for their next stop to do work at Keenan yard before continuing on to Proctor yard.
Coming over from Two Harbors with two ore pool units and some interchange traffic that will be dropped off at Keenan yard before heading back.
Having just crossed over the CN Rainy sub at the Ramshaw diamond, CN 2029 continues north on the CN Iron Range sub until they enter the CN Missabe sub at Iron Jct shortly then head north to the C... (more)
The Keenan local heads back to its namesake yard on a nice and sunny Christmas Eve afternoon.
A northbound limestone train heads up the CN Missabe sub in heavy snows.
A colorful southbound leader glides along an otherwise mostly white landscape as this empty limestone heads back to Proctor yard on a ridiculously cold day.
Coming down from Ranier, MN with traffic for Keenan yard and then it's down to Proctor yard all while the snow flies.
Bringing the limestone empties back to Proctor after a fun-filled afternoon dumping them at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
Just onto the CN Iron Range sub, CN 2039 continues the trip back towards Two Harbors with 145 ore cars loaded with pellets from the Minorca mine.
One hundred forty cars behind CN 3888 is Union Pacific 7885 pushing as they head to U.S. Steel Minntac to load taconite.
After putting their train together, CN 3888 pulls out of Keenan yard and begins the trip north up to U.S. Steel Minntac to load approximately 20,000 tons of taconite pellets before heading back so... (more)
Having completed their work at Keenan yard, CN 5416 is on the way north to Ranier, MN for more work to do.
