An empty for the Minntac Mine near Iron Mountain is in the siding at Biwabik to meet a loaded rock train that just came out of the Minntac Mine. The rock trains are seasonal trains on the Iron Ran... (more)

Empty ore train rolls towards Minntac.

Headed for the ore dock in Duluth with 140 loads after a fresh snow.

Nowhere to go but up, the grade that is--to Proctor. DMIR SD40-3 begins the climb with empties in tow.

Climbing Proctor Hill with limestone loads.

DM&IR 402 leads maroon sister 403 upgrade out of Two Harbors with ore empties for Minntac with the cold deep blue of Lake Superior in the distance.

Limestone empties pass under the former DW&P.

Limestone empties head back to Proctor.

An empty ore train from Two Harbors is about to cross the CN Rainy Subdivision at Ramshaw as they continue their trip to Minntac. Love the fact the clean engine is leading as that CN red really st... (more)

This loaded ore train is working down the 3 mile steep grade into Two Harbors. With the air set and lite use of dynamics, this train will ease down the grade at 20 mph into Two Harbors yard. This ... (more)

This loaded ore train is climbing the short grade before starting down the steep grade into Two Harbors. This signal at MP 3.5 has special use to tell the crews what Two Harbors hill looks like an... (more)

A loaded iron ore train out of Minntac Mine near Mountain Iron, MN, is pulling hard upgrade into Wales, MP 17.6. In a few miles this train will head into the siding at Highland to weigh the train ... (more)

The 1530 Limestone waits in the hole at North Coons as a loaded tac train heads south to Proctor. The limestone crew is giving the tac loads a roll-by on this sunny, but chilly Minnesota winter d... (more)

After being blocked by a train from a "foreign" railroad, (really the CN's DWP) a limestone train heads north with three trains working Proctor on this busy day. In the immediate background, the E... (more)