MILW 261 departs Hector westbound with excursion on Twin Cities and Western.
Three of Houston Belt & Terminal's owners motive power is visible in this view of its maintenance facility: ATSF F9 287C, RI F9m 4155 and BN F45 6610.
ROCK ISLAND F9m's 4153 and 4150 in the red/yellow scheme ready for outbound service. These RI F9m's are former Union Pacific.
Engineer's control stand on MNTX SD9 6234 - originally C&S SD9 839 to BN 839 to BN 6234 to BNSF 6234. C&S 839 was among the last SD9s built in 1959. BNSF donated the 6234 to MTM in October 2003.
CN trains running on Missabe Sub. today. CN 8006 South at MP 57.3.
LOOK FOR TRAINS grade crossing signage St. Louis Cty. Rd. 312 Norway Ridge Rd. See steam from hot taconite pellets as train passes. Link to photo of train: Railroad: Canadian National RailwayLocomotive: NoneLocation: Norway Ridge, Minnesota, USALocomotive #: NoneTrain ID: LOOK FOR TRAINSPhoto Date: August 02, 2006
Taconite pellets hot out of the UNITAC Fairlane facility at Forbes, MN. Heading for Proctor and Duluth docks.
BN 710 leads an A-B-B-A set of F-units westbound on the Northtown - St. Cloud local. BN 710:2 was originally SP&S 800A:2/801/BN 9750 built 4/47 and retired 11/81.
BNSF 7615 South. BNSF Fairfield all-rail taconite pellets loaded at the USX Minntac Facility near Mountain Iron, MN. On it's way to the USX Fairfield, AL mill.
DMIR 400 and 414 light power move Keenan to Allen Jct.
Ore loads southbound for the Duluth Docks.
Empties from the Fairlane pellet plant head back to the Thunderbird mine at Eveleth.
CN 5541 southbound at MP 57.3. CN 5541 to Northern Plains for dismantling with major parts returned to CN - September 2017.
Interior view of MILW 53 Super Dome upstairs lounge.
An A-B-A set of ex-GN Big Sky Blue F-units lead Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder by Dayton's Bluff.
