CN 3000 leads an all-rail taconite train down from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant on a nice afternoon.

KCS 5000 leads taconite pellets south on the CN Minntac Sub on a cold winter afternoon.

The Keenan local coming home about to shove into their yard as a northbound stack continues on.

In a winter wonderland comes five hundred ninety-eight axels.

After loading at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite plant, BNSF 6545 shoves the train through the small town of Keewatin, MN and proceeds all the way back to Kelly Lake, where they will reverse ends and... (more)

After loading at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite plant, BNSF 6545 shoves the train through the small town of Kelly Lake proceeding all the way into and through the yard here where they will reverse e... (more)

A nice day and a clean Dash 8 leading empties that are heading to the mine to load.

A push pull tandem with NSM 650 and NSM 653 lug heavy wet coarse waste rock up from the plant heading to their Milepost 7 tailings basin to unload before returning back to the plant to reload.

CN 2261 leads a southbound intermodal as they approach the Laurentian Divide just north of Virginia, MN.

A snowy trip for the entire 74 miles along the Iron Range Sub is coming to end as CN 2028 is about to cross Highway 7 turning north and getting on the CN Missabe Sub and then the CN Minntac Sub ar... (more)

After switching the commercial yard at Minntac, the R901 crew is heading back south on the Minntac Sub and taking the rare left turn at Noimi Jct. headed to the former DW&P yard at Virginia to pic... (more)

One T-Bird is all loaded up and waiting to depart while the other T-Bird waits patiently for their to load at the crusher. Sitting in the background is North Shore Track Services GP9 115 (former M... (more)

The other taconite hauler in NE Minnesota is the BNSF. They are a much tougher target as most of the Casco Sub runs through swamps and there aren't roads close or nearby. Here a train from the U.... (more)

The other taconite hauler in NE Minnesota is the BNSF. They are a much tougher target as most of the Casco Sub runs through swamps and there aren't roads nearby. Here is a loaded train that's rol... (more)

After dumping limestone for the Minorca mine and then waiting for traffic to clear on the CN Rainy sub, a trio of BLEs finally depart the plant for the trip back to the yard at Proctor just about ... (more)