A unit sand train heads north being pushed by CN 3914 while iron ore pellets head south led by CN 3306.

Southbound crude ore loads cruise past m.p. 65 on the CN Missabe Sub

Passing through Noimi Jct. on the CN Minntac sub to load iron ore at the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant.

Iron ore moving along and heading for the CN yard at Two Harbors, MN.

The head finds a small break in the shadows as U789 comes off the Minntac Sub at Wolf, MN and hits the Missabe Sub.

Heading up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

The fingers of fall shadows reach out for R901 while coming off the Minntac sub at Wolf as they are heading back to Keenan yard with 12 cars after servicing the Minntac commercial yard.

That new train smell? A very fresh SD75IACC leads M357 north as it heads to the border crossing at Ranier, MN and cross into Canada.

After waiting for a northbound empty ore train to pass, CN 3319 is on the move back to the coarse crusher loadout at Untied Taconite to reload rock to take down to the plant.

A northbound empty iron ore train steps onto the Minntac Sub at Wolf coming off the Missabe sub and the Iron Range sub previously before loading at the Minntac west loadout pocket then retracing t... (more)

Heading north on the CN Missabe Sub to load iron ore pellets on Christmas Eve.

Iron ore pellets move south on the CN Minntac Sub at Wolf, MN behind CN 3315 and 3316. These pellets are going to Proctor yard and eventually CN Dock 6 in Duluth, MN for loading onto a boat.

A pair of IC SD40-3s are in charge of their train moving iron bearing rock from the mine to the plant.

Heading up the Missabe Sub for the Minntac Sub to load iron ore pellets at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Racing up to Minntac to load taconite pellets and passing by m.p. 1 on the namesake sub with 6 miles to go until the plant and the east loadout pocket.