BNSF 9624 leads the TexMex through Forbes on a blustery morning, and also sports a creative BN nose logo that was added by a railfan crew member.

How high's the water, mama? Well, it's eight feet high and risin'. A few days after the historic rain that fell across NE Minnesota, the sun is out and it's business as usual as a T-Bird train c... (more)

A T-Bird train carring raw ore from the mine towards the plant crosses over the yet unfrozen St. Louis river during a snowfall.

With an unusual wide cab companion, the #2131 brings another load of rock to United Taconite.

In an interesting power shuffle this technical MRF has 146 loads of taconite and 6 units (2 online) as they rumble through Fairlane. 6 units and still 15 mph below track speed. Save fuel ya know.

Ore connections
A closeup of the drawbar and air line arrangement of a Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range “quad” ore car. These were a set of four ore cars permanently coupled together ... (more)

A T-Bird train pulls out of United Taconite and past several former Missabe ore cars that derailed a few days earlier on the same train. CN has decided to scrap them so they will soon be cut-up an... (more)

A matched trio of BNSF power pulls 59 loads of taconite pellets out of the United Taconite plant and heads toward the CN Keenan yard where they will double the train with another 59 loads and begi... (more)

After several inches of rain have fallen across the area, the St. Louis river is running fast and high but the CN 2112 don't care, it just rattles the old steel Missabe bridge just the same as if ... (more)

In a somewhat rare at least for this winter snowstorm, the crew on board DM&IR 405 has to be discussing what kind of moron is out taking train pictures during a snowstorm while they pull up to tak... (more)

As the ordinary U-715 limestone empty from Minntac came into view something caught my eye that made it extrodinary. Along for the ride to Proctor where four hoppers and four Difco side dumps re-le... (more)

The DM&IR 403 leads 140 loads off the yard track and onto the Missabe Subdivision main under perfect conditions, much to the delight of several railfans who assembled on the area to chase it back ... (more)

Fresh loads steam at United Taconite while I struggle to figure out why people keep saying the CN took over. I see a Missabe engine, with Missabe ore cars...

342 thunders down the main with the BCOL cowl threatening to blow up.

Could not have asked for better light on this gorgeous engine.