Heading north onto Iona Island and beyond. Cannot tell if that is an Amtrak or Metro North train heading up the east bank of the Hudson.

About to come off the Iron Range sub, CN 2020 takes the signal at east wye and will continue the trip up to Minntac to load taconite pellets.

CN C40-8 2100 switches out some cars in the south yard at Jasper.

All quiet in East Deerfield.

A T-Bird loads at the Thunderbird North Loadout on frosty afternoon. The steam plume in the background is from Minorca.

Lots to see this balmy January day in waning afternoon light. The northern section of the yard includes Ex-CSX (now CSX again!) GEs, the tower, NS power, and a slithering 22K moving East to Ayer o... (more)

The calm and quiet of nature is disrupted for a few moments by 598 axels of a CN ore train then it's back to calm and quiet again.

Taking the turn at Iron Jct. west wye for the trip down the CN Iron Range Sub with a destination of the home terminal at Two Harbors, MN.

A pair of anniversary Dash8's lead a mine shuttle train south down the CN Missabe sub.

Taconite pellets move south for Two Harbors passing through the different colors of the changing seasons.

CSXT 7791 leads CSXT L302 from CSX River Rouge to Grand Rapids Michigan though Meridian Charter Township.

Matched Dash 8's pull rock loads from United Taconite's Thunderbird north pit down the Missabe sub and will soon be making the left turn to deliver into United Taconite's Fairlane plant property.

Bring taconite rock from the mine down towards the plant.

Humming along through a winter day with the yard at Two Harbors the destination for these steaming taconite pellets.

Taconite pellets bound for Two Harbors make their way along the Missabe sub and will very shortly make the left turn onto the Iron Range sub for the remainder of the seventy-four-mile trip into to... (more)