With a pair of Bessemer SD40T-3's bracketing a CN SD40-2W, empty ore train U716 catches the last moments of sun as it heads north through the Sax-Zim bog on Canadian National's Missabe Subdivision... (more)
A pair of SD9043MAC's are in charge of the 5am loads just a few miles into their journey.
Union Pacific Railway SD40-2 1562 (ex-UP 3624) is teamed with GMTX GP38-2 2113 (ex-UP 741, ex-UP 2241, ex-Missouri Pacific 2241, née-Rock Island 4303) on a freight in snowy East Minneapolis Yard.... (more)
Erie Mining loads approach Taconite Harbor
Dashing through the snow back to Wisconsin.
After dropping in Northtown, this light power picks up one car to return to Wisconsin.
Rolling along the Minntac sub rounding the curve dipping under the Highway 169 overpass and beginning the climb up and into the Minntac mine and plant property to load iron ore.
After a set-out and pick-up at Keenan yard, CN 5426 begins the pull getting up to track speed with a destination of Ranier, MN.
CN 8018's face lights up as a northbound freight approaches at track speed while on the way to Canada.
Heading up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.
Nice and clean CN business/executive train heading down the Rainy sub. for points south on a summer afternoon.
A rare call to action on the Ely branch/Hinsdale sub at Hoyt Lakes, MN finds R901 pulling a couple sand hoppers out of storage from the Cliffs Erie property (formerly LTV) and bringing them back t... (more)
A black Friday flashback to one year ago at CN's Proctor yard with three IC death stars working the E-lead job shuffling cars.
A U791 from the east loadout pocket at U.S. Steel Minntac glides through the yard at Biwabik, MN.
Slowing to take the left turn into the United Taconite plant property with crude ore.
