BNSF Loaded Taconite train U-KEEALL passes under the former Missabe connection to the western Iron Range, enroute to the Allouez processing facility.

After a meet with a northbound freight at Alborn, CN 3303 starts the pull off the siding as they get underway to CN's yard at Proctor, MN with iron ore pellets.

Coke loads head north on the CN Missabe Sub behind UP 6666 bound for Thunder Bay.

After meeting iron ore empties on U714, empty limestone train U716 pulls out of the siding at Alborn, Minnesota to continue down the Missabe Subdivison towards Proctor. The train is made up of sid... (more)

The short winter day is turning to night as this train bound for Hibbing Taconite is about to pass under the former DMIR Alborn branch.

The class Missabe SD40-3 leads empty Minorca limestone train U718 through North Alborn. The track in the foreground is the BNSF Casco Sub.

Taconite pellets made at U.S. Steel's Keewatin Taconite plant head south on the Casco Sub passing under the former DMIR Alborn branch bridge at Alborn, MN.

With southbound limestone empties U714 holding in the siding, iron ore empties on U716 cruise north through Alborn, Minnesota as they head up the Missabe Subdivision for loading at Fairlane. Once ... (more)

Pushing a northbound container train heading for the Canadian border is a CN locomotive not wearing CN colors.

After taking the siding to meet a northbound stack train, DMIR 404 is back underway towards Proctor yard. CN had a massive tie replacement project along the Missabe sub and the old ties are piled ... (more)

Canadian National empty iron ore train U712 heads north through Alborn, Minnesota as it makes its way to Minntac for loading. A C40-8, SD40-2, and SD40-2W power the train as it rolls past an old I... (more)

Loaded CN iron ore train U718 has taken the siding at Alborn, Minnesota and the conductor is on the ground for a roll by inspection of northbound manifest M344, which had a few cars of stick rail ... (more)

CN 5349 leads train U716 to UTAC from Proctor for loading. The train is seen at Tremblay Road by the defect detector at MP 35.3 in Alborn, MN.

After loading and departing United Taconite, it was a nice run to the siding here at Alborn were they had to wait on three northbounds to pass and clear before getting back underway for Proctor ya... (more)

DMIR SD40T-3 409 is in great shape, seen here leading an empty ore train north at Alborn.