Coming back north to get more marbles to take back south.
A trio of C40-8's slowly take the turn at the Iron Junction for Two Harbors with another load of taconite.
Taconite rock rolls south while a manifest rolls north on the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub.
Three Dash 8's round the bend to begin the trip back to Two Harbors reaching their destination in another seventy-four miles.
The dance between seasons as snow falls while the colors of fall hang on.
Curving out of Iron Junction with the crossing gates already down, CN 2000 is about to block traffic as they cross Highway 7 continuing the trip across the Iron Range Sub bound for Two Harbors, MN... (more)
More marbles on the way down to Two Harbors, MN.
A well-timed meet as CN 2000 crew is giving the roll-by as pellet loads zip along at track speed heading down to Two Harbors.
CN C40-8's 2119 + 2112 shuttle another load of crude rock towards the pellet plant at Forbes.
A little red sticks out amongst a sea of yellow as CN 2028 rounds the bend.
Coming up from Two Harbors on the Iron Range sub to load at the U.S. steel Minntac plant as the sun rises over the landscape.
After bringing up limestone from Proctor to the Minntac plant, CN 2039 backhauls a 50-car train of crushed taconite rock (blast furnace trim) as they head back to Proctor.
A frosty fall morning as steaming pellets descend from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant bound for Two Harbors, MN.
CN 730 heads back to Largo for another load of crude ore behind C40-8's 2107 & 2111.
CN 2016 heading north passing under a tree ablaze in fall color while heading to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant for the loading of taconite pellets.
