Loads head northbound on the Missabe Sub past the old DMIR depot in Saginaw, where a junction and diamond with the DNE was once located. The recent rainfall provided a reflection shot on this morn... (more)

Empties charge up the hill with 2 DMIR tunnel motors and a C40-8 for power.

Loaded taconite heads southbound on the Missabe Sub with a widecab SD40-2 on point. The rain and clouds took a break for a bit on this afternoon when this train appeared.

Now in Burnett, this loaded taconite train continues south, passing wildflowers and under some storm structures in the sky.

The sun makes an appearance on this mostly cloudy day. Here southbound loads are about to cross over the Whiteface River in Kelsey.

A pair of BLEs and a CN motor begin their descent down Proctor Hill on a soggy morning, with steaming pellets to be unloaded at the dock.

IC 6251 leads ore loads south on the Missabe Sub. Two IC 40s are sandwiching 2 CN units here. This was the first southbound after a long MOW window for a good portion of the day.

A matched set of dash 8s leads a train eastbound into Biwabik with some nice sunlight scored on a mostly cloudy morning.

Now out of slow orders, NS 7300 flies west into Belgrade, where the whole train can be seen.

NS 7300 heads west into Paynesville with oil empties. The train would soon exit the slow orders and be at track speed once again.

My 2nd SD70ACU leader on this day was Norfolk Southern's class unit of this type on a westbound oil train. Here the train nears Eden Valley, not going too fast due to slow orders, which made for a... (more)

Maroon and gray 7012 heads over the Crow River trestle in Rockford with train 244.

CP 7012 heads east with 244 just west of Buffalo

CP 244 heads east past the old Cenex elevator in Maple Lake. It's a bit tricky to shoot this structure, with only a short timeframe in summer when this side is shootable in sun. With the heritage ... (more)

Early in the morning, a maroon and gray ACU is on point of the 244 manifest as it dips and sweeps into Annandale. These units always somehow seem to avoid me, but I was finally able to get one aga... (more)