IC 6253 and sister IC 6254 are paired up to move rock from the mine to the plant to keep Cliffs United Taconite operations humming along. Here they are departing Largo with loads while the snow fa... (more)

A train. In the snow.

BLE sisters have their train loaded out and taking the light at Largo heading to the Fairlane loop track about ten miles away with taconite bearing rock.

BLE 906 and sister BLE 909 continue to load rock at United Taconite's Thunderbird mine coarse crusher while a production truck rumbles by on its way to feed the crusher more material.

A pair of Canadian National Dash 8's shove empties through the loader at the Thunderbird Mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on a clear and cold winter afternoon. The train will be loaded with crude ore fr... (more)

Departing the mine and heading to the plant with taconite bearing rock on a very cold winter day. The fog/haze on this cold day is actually from the exhaust plume and the moisture within from the... (more)

After dropping off the conductor, a T-Bird pulls up for head room to clear the switch pausing briefly to let the conductor throw said switch and get into position at the crusher before shoving bac... (more)

Heavy snow is falling as the 1500 T-Bird pulls up to the signal at the United Taconite coarse crusher loadout.

A T-Bird shuttle train loaded with taconite rock departs Largo for the plant as the other Bird waits it's turn to position for loading.

The last light of the day paints the nose of this SD60 as it crosses through the highway 101/7 intersection with freight they picked up in Ranier, MN. They will arrive back at Proctor, MN under t... (more)

CN 2939 steps off the Missabe Sub and briefly onto a section of track which is former DM&IR, complete with Missabe era date nails still in the ties. These two foreground tracks are used by a rock... (more)

Loaded and departing Largo with 114 cars of taconite rock heading to the plant for processing.

Taking the signal to depart Largo with 114 loads X 2 idler cars, CN 2890 passes in front of MRL 115, a GP9 used at a rock crushing operation nearby.

After traffic has cleared and with favorable signals, CN 2890 departs Largo (United Taconite's coarse crusher and mine) for their processing plant 10 miles to the south at Forbes, MN.

Two Birds at the nest. CN 2890 is loaded up and ready to depart Largo (mine) for United Taconite's Fairlane plant once traffic on the CN Missabe Sub and Rainy Sub clears. Once they are gone, the... (more)