The purchased 90 ex-Oakways from GMTX in 2012. The units went thru an extensive standardization at the CN shops at Centralia. Unit received many extra and newer parts and also got a fresh paint in... (more)
The daily Sioux City to Ft. Dodge local is working east pretty late today. Yesterday's L568 out of Sioux City was delayed by the UP on the joint trackage. Once released, they did no work and highb... (more)
A somewhat rare event, a pair of SD60's lead the daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest west on the Dubuque Sub. The train had many issues with the ice storm that hit overnight and extra power was b... (more)
The CN ran their executive train out to Waterloo on March 28th. Along for the ride was a group from the IANR team seeing the sites. The train made awesome time as it traveled from Markham to Water... (more)
On the Minntac sub heading north to the largest taconite processing facility in the world to load iron ore pellets.
CN 500 has six grain empties from Ardent Mills as it heads west along the Lachine Canal. Decades ago, CN and CP served dozens of clients along the canal, but Ardent Mills is the last rail-served c... (more)
The mine at Minorca isn't as busy as the other 2 mines on the Range, but trains still come and go daily from this plant. A trio of C40's chug along as they pull a train of empties from Two Harbors... (more)
Loads out of Minntac are back on the Two Harbors Sub for the 70 or so miles back to their destination at Two Harbors. The train pokes around the Iron Jct Wye at 10 mph, before getting back up to s... (more)
The Rainy Sub south of Virginia is mainly used for southbound trains bound for the Stevens Point on beyond. The Rainy is old DW&P territory from the Canadian boarder to Duluth. CN still uses alot ... (more)
CN 527 is heading east as it passes the tail end DPU of CN B730.
Making the turn off the CN Missabe sub and about to enter the United Taconite property with loads of raw ore are two clean, 15-year anniversary artwork painted dash8s that were taken out of the CN... (more)
CN M354 Works Through Saddle Rock On A Crisp PNW Day.
CN 2781 (ex-CREX 1315) is leading CN 120 as it approaches Turcot Ouest on the South Track.
A pair of ex-UP units leads CN 500 into the Port of Montreal.
An empty ore train for loading at the Minorca mine heads north at Nugget along the CN Iron Range sub.
