A trio of IC SD40-3s lead ore loads South through Grand Lake.

IC 6264 leads ore loads South through Munger.

Coming south down the CN Iron Range sub and through the yard at Biwabik with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine led by two former Missabe SD40-3s and a trio of former CNW Dash 8s with 145 cars... (more)

Coming south down the CN Missabe Sub with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine led by two former Missabe SD40-3s and a trio of former CNW Dash 8s with 145 cars in tow for Two Harbors.

A trio of KCS SD40's highballs through Saucier, MS as they continue the trip home to Gulfport, MS after a hard days work.

A duo of DMIR units and a trio of Dash 8s power 145 loads of steaming taconite pellets and get the 610-axel train back up to speed after coming off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Iron Range su... (more)

DMIR 404 leads ore loads South.

CN's L568 comes down the siding at the former DWP yard after meeting their northbound counterpart which is taking the signal on the other end of the yard to continue heading to Ranier, MN. DMIR 40... (more)

Hitting the throttle as they hit the single-track section of the Missabe sub heading south with taconite pellets for the yard at Proctor. In the background on the double track portion comes a bla... (more)

The KCS Gulfport Local job at Hattiesburg and chased them back south. The job had cool set of 4-SD40's. Here the job hammers on the binders as they slow for the permanent 10 mph slow order at Wigg... (more)

Unfortunately for us the one pellet trains we chased alot wasn't in the best condition. The 405 is shows some signs of age as she leads this U-Tac train back to Proctor on the Missabe. The Missabe... (more)

An U-Tac load is heading back to Proctor with 140 loads of pellets out of Fairlane bound for the Duluth Docks. The train is southbound on the CN Missabe Sub.

An empty ore train bound for Fairland works north on the CN Missabe Sub as they pass under the CN Rainy Sub at Munger in the late evening light. The CN uses the Missabe Sub mainly for northbounds ... (more)

It took some chutzpah to go with a white locomotive paint scheme, or was it Murphy's law. Hey, it was interesting. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

A Northbound manifest (Oak Island, NJ to Selkirk, NY) blasts by the Haverstraw station.