A trio of C40-8's are hard at work as they lead loaded taconite train U789, rolling through Aurora, Minnesota and heading towards Two Harbors.

Yard job returning from assembling a garbage train of MSC Containers east of Ayer Station at CPF-AY.

POED (Portland, ME to East Deerfield, MA) approaches a stop signal in Wells. They'd end up holding for several hours due to a train vs. car incident involving a Downeaster train.

Due to Cab signal problems with an SD60E, MEC 7635 was added to 22K at Deerfield and was wyed in Ayer and ended up leading 23K. This train sure had a good crowd out for it. Not something you see e... (more)

AYPO with MEC C40-8’s 7585, 7506 and 106 cars leaving Hill Yard in Ayer.

The last few minutes of golden hour sun shines on a trio of C40-8's as they slow empty ore train U790 to cross the diamond in Ramshaw, Minnesota and head towards Minntac for another load or pellet... (more)

A trio of C40-8's lead a steaming train of taconite loads as U789 cruises through McKinley, Minnesota and heads towards Two Harbors.

A pair of Dash 8's lead a loaded raw ore shuttle into the evening sun as it approaches Wolf, Minnesota and heads towards the Fairlane taconite plant. In the distance behind the train, the conducto... (more)

NS 8723 sits at Cresson Steel, along with 3 other top hats, all awaiting an uncertain future...

Matched power, 145 ore cars, fresh snow, clear skies and cold temperatures always look good.

A little distortion from the locomotives somewhat hides the fact they are pulling hard on this northbound pellet train at N. Biwabik. Normally this a southbound move to Two Harbors with the loads ... (more)

Gliding along with steaming taconite pellets in tow.

Twelve thousand ton MNPSTB-27 rolls downgrade on No.3 track between Red Buttes and Laramie, WY on a chilly early spring day. Trailing the 9283 are SP 9337, an SD45T-2, the 8002, a patched B39-8, a... (more)

CN 2007 leads a trio of GE C40-8s making good time up the grade from Two Harbors, MN at Highland Lake passing siding.The empty train is headed back to Minntac for a refill. CN 2007 was acquired by... (more)

The sun attempts to poke through the wildfire haze as the MRF cruises along on the Iron Range Subdivision at Biwabik.