The Lincoln to Northtown manifest passes by some colorful trees on its way east, brightening up this gloomy fall morning.

Colorful consists on CP are fairly norm now when DPU isn't involved since the CPKC deal happening, today all the power is on the head end in "conventional setup". The new crossovers in Dunn short... (more)

Coming off the CN Missabe Sub at Iron Jct., CN 2025 turns east for the southbound trip down the yard at Two Harbors with taconite pellets.

A pop of CN red amongst a forest of yellows.

Heading back to the mine for more taconite pellets.

Splitting the hills made from former mining activity, CN 2041 is coming north from Two Harbors amid peak fall colors.

Heading for Proctor yard with taconite pellets on a nice fall afternoon.

With the first meet on their trip south complete, BLE 903 gets rolling towards track speed again coming off the siding at Kelsey.

CN 2040 comes at track speed down the main past a whole lot of boxcars in storage here at Biwabik. In its heyday, this yard would have been full of ore cars and switch jobs when the natural ore m... (more)

After finishing their work at Keenan yard, CN 5419 begins to pull south for Proctor as L567 comes to a stop in the fog preparing to do its work at Keenan.

Cutting through the morning fog as the Dash 8s and 145 ore cars travel north on the CN Iron Range Sub.

NTWLAU heads west on the Wayzata Sub with some nice fall foliage.

The Willmar to Northtown manifest heads east on the Wayzata Sub with a trio of older EMDs.

CN 2000 splits the signals at Fairbanks, Minnesota on its way to the ore dock at Two Harbors with a load of hot, steaming Taconite pellets. The pellets originated as raw ore at the Minntac Mine be... (more)

There's no operator or agent in the window to greet trains, such as this single locomotive moving westbound, but at least the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway depot still stands in Fairfax, M... (more)