A loaded raw ore train approaches the highway overpass near Toimi, MN on a hazy summer morning. The North Shore Mining operation is always a treat to see in the beautiful north woods of Minnesota.... (more)

North Shore Mining's 0500 loaded train heads south from the mines near Babbitt to the taconite plant and dock on Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN, seen at the well-known "pond" near the township of... (more)

Fresh snow covers the landscape and sticks to the trees of the Superior National Forest as NSM 675 passes through with taconite rock loads from the mine heading to the plant on a cold clear day.

Roaring west at track speed are three SD70ACes and ore cars in tow going back to the mine.

From the Land of Sky Blue Waters comes Northshore Mining's 1100 loads from the mine heading to the plant, a ballpark 47-mile trip through the woods of NE Minnesota.

A spring morning with a little snow still hanging on as the loads from Babbitt make their way to the shore of Lake Superior and the taconite plant at Silver Bay.

Heading east with rock from the mine on a nice fall afternoon in the woods of northern Minnesota.

The North Shore Mining railroad runs through the woods of northern Minnesota.

The empties from the plant at Silver Bay are at the halfway point around m.p. 28 in the trip back to the mine at Babbitt, MN.

Empties head back west at about the halfway point in their journey between the plant and the mine.

It's quiet out here except for the 3 big EMD's passing by pulling taconite rock while on their way down from the mine at Babbitt, MN to the plant at Silver Bay, MN.

On an absolutely pristine summer morning in the Superior National Forest, a loaded North Shore Mining train is perfectly reflected in the pond at the Nelson Road crossing near Toimi. Believe it or... (more)

The 0500 loads from Babbitt dodge early morning shadows as they approach the overpass near Toimi, MN.

After a yearlong shutdown, Northshore Mining is back up and running, albeit at a reduced capacity and based on what owner Cleveland Cliffs needs for suppling customers. Shortly after sunrise the ... (more)

NSM's mid-day train is about half ways back on its journey to Babbitt for another load.