Sailing through the area known as Iron Jct. MN. these taconite pellet loads are heading for CN's Proctor yard rather than taking the left turn for CN's other yard and dock at Two Harbors, MN.

Instead of taking the left turn at Iron Jct onto the Iron Range sub for Two Harbors, MN, these Minntac made iron ore pellets are heading to Proctor, MN and that yard via the Missabe sub.

Moving a cut of grain cars around Keenan yard. This power would be the outbound when the train leaves for Canada with 10k feet of matched CN hoppers for the fall grain rush.

After going to Hinsdale to retrieve a cut of stored grain cars, the dayshift T-Bird crew is in the process of shoving all 10k feet of them into and out the other end of Keenan yard. Once tied dow... (more)

Cold temps and clean snow make clean power and steaming pellets look good as the train travels along the CN Missabe sub heading back to Proctor, MN.

A little sucker hole illuminates U788 north as they cross over the Ramshaw diamond.

Passing Iron Jct. on the way to Ranier, MN with mixed freight.

Southbound taconite bearing rock meets northbound freight at Iron Jct. along the double track section of the CN Missabe Sub.

Usually, L594 from Two Harbors to Keenan yard is a relatively short train made up a few cars and some engines being shuffled to Proctor shops for servicing, but on this day, it was also pulling a ... (more)

A CN freight rolls down the Rainy sub as it crosses over the Iron Range sub at the Ramshaw diamond.

Pulling U.S. Steel made iron ore pellets south down the Missabe Sub for Proctor yard.

The Keenan Switch crew is pulling 50 ore cars from the yard and going up to the idled Minorca mine to spot them for loading from the pellet pile on the plant site.

With the conductor back on the train it's time to tone up RTC and get signals for the trip north to Ranier, MN with the rest of the transfer from Proctor yard.

Leaving Keenan yard on the way to spot hoppers at Gross-Nelson to be loaded with crushed rock.

UP 6666 leads coke loads north at Virginia, MN on a nice afternoon. The train is coming through the former DW&P yard at track speed for the climb up and over the Laurentian Divide.