A fog and frosty last day of 2022 as a matched pair of anniversary dash 8's move taconite bearing rock from the mine to the plant.

Plowing snow into the afternoon along the CN Rainy Sub.

Blizzard conditions were forecast. Nailed it. DMIR 406 leads an empty pellet train north along the Missabe sub encountering some blowing and drifting snow along the way.

Crossing through the intersection while heading north on the CN Missabe Sub to go up the CN Rainy Sub to Minorca Jct. and begin plowing south back to Proctor, MN to tie up for the day.

Plowing north on the CN Missabe Sub with WC 300 and three IC SD40-3's.

It's Christmas Eve and throughout the land not a creature was stirring except for the crew on this U789 hauling Minntac made taconite pellets bound for Two Harbors. It was -10 degrees with a nw w... (more)

After coming up the CN Missabe sub, doing the CN Minntac sub and then going up the CN Rainy sub to Minorca Jct., WC 300 is now plowing south down the CN Rainy sub about to cross the CN Iron Range ... (more)

WC 300 throwing snow and creating a cool cloud effect in the trees as it and three IC SD40-3's roar up the Missabe sub between Keenan and Iron Jct.

WC 300 throwing snow as it and three IC SD40-3's roar around the corner at M.P. 26 on the Missabe sub.

CN decided that some snow removal was necessary along the Missabe Sub between Proctor and Shelton Jct., so WC 300 was teamed up with IC 6260, IC 6251 and IC 6252 to go out and tackle the snow. Unf... (more)

It looks calm and pleasant, but it was a cold and windy day as temps were below zero and wind gusts were howling as these loads of taconite pellets make their way down to Two Harbors, MN.

Minorca mine loaded U793 rips through the s-curve leading into N. Biwabik but will soon slow and come to a stop for a crew change at Biwabik.

Heading over the Ramshaw diamond, DMIR 402 and DMIR 404 have 181 cars behind them and are about to tie up traffic for a while as they come of the CN Iron Range Sub and cross Highway 7.

Loaded taconite train bound for Proctor behind three death stars hits the wide open stretch through the bog.

Loaded all rail train of taconite pellets bound for Convent, LA leaves northern Minnesota behind.