CN came up with an old odd ball leader for an empty Alden, IA, bound grain empty. The CN 5317 stood proud today leading a couple NS units on a nice sunny Saturday. Here the train took a small paus... (more)

There was quite a buzz in Iowa the mid of March 2022. This old veteran SD40 lead 2 mainline trains in and out of Iowa. The 1st train was this an empty grain to Alden, IA. The next day M338 would b... (more)

A CN empty iron ore train heads northbound past a clearing on a late summer evening.

An empty ore leans into the hill in Burnett, heading north for the mines.

Loaded taconite heads southbound on the Missabe Sub with a widecab SD40-2 on point. The rain and clouds took a break for a bit on this afternoon when this train appeared.

Now in Burnett, this loaded taconite train continues south, passing wildflowers and under some storm structures in the sky.

The sun makes an appearance on this mostly cloudy day. Here southbound loads are about to cross over the Whiteface River in Kelsey.

Oh a humid summer morning, small wisps of steam float off of freshly baked taconite pellets as a loaded ore train holds the main at South Kelsey in Kelsey, Minnesota behind a pair of SD40-2W's and... (more)

CN SD40-2W 5349 leads a empty ore train North through Saginaw.

A nice looking yard set sorts out some manifest traffic brought in overnight. CN SD40-2W's 5270 + 5258 & DMIR SD40-3 403 have the honours.

Canadian National SD40-2W leads L539 as crosses the small bridge over Daults Creek in Herman, Michigan. The local picked up eleven empty tie gons from L'Anse and is heading back towards Marquette.

CN SD40-2W 5349 leads ore empties North past the Saginaw depot.

A neat consist pulling limestone empties down the CN Missabe passing Fairlane while on their way back to Proctor.

A Canadian National SD40-2W and a trio of Dash 8's lead L594, better known as the MRF (Miscellaneous Road Freight), as it cruises west on the Iron Range Sub and rolls through the control point on ... (more)

A Canadian National SD40-2W and a trio of Dash 8's lead L594, better known as the MRF (Missabe Road Freight), as it cruises west on the Iron Range Sub through Gilbert, Minnesota.