Low winter light illuminates the U713 from Minntac to Proctor as they travel through the Zim/Sax bog bird area.

On a cold afternoon, CN 3205 is about 30 miles into a 1400 mile trip heading south with the first test all-rail taconite train between U.S Steel Minntac and a large bulk commodity facility named ... (more)

DMIR 406 runs along the Missabe Sub and the wide open spaces through the Zim/Sax bog back to Proctor, MN on a Friday afternoon.

After loading taconite pellets at United Taconite, a trio of SD40's lead the train back to the yard at Proctor, MN.

DMIR 402 races along Highway 7 with a short local headed south toward Proctor Minnesota in tow. Highway 7 provides a quality pacing stretch between Forbes and Alborn Minnesota.

Pacing one of the many daily ore trains that run on the CN Missabe sub along Highway 7 in rural Minnesota

Running south down the CN Missabe Sub for Proctor with taconite pellets from United Taconite during a snow event.

After loading pellets at United Taconite, CN 5338 is underway down the CN Missabe Sub heading to the yard at Proctor, MN.

BLE 900 storms down the CN Missabe sub along side a frosty highway 7.

Sailing along the CN Missabe sub with fresh baked taconite pellets for the yard at Proctor, MN.

A well worn SD40u leads this mixed freight south along the Sax Zim bog toward the yard in Proctor.

A trio of classic EMD's are doing every bit of track speed on the CN Missabe Sub in Zim, Minnesota as they haul a heavy train of taconite pellets towards Duluth.

As snow falls across northern Minnesota, three matched DMIR SD40-3's (DMIR 409, DMIR 404, and DMIR 402) with 135 vintage DMIR ore cars loaded to capacity with approximately 14,000 tons of taconit... (more)

While IC 6251 isn't the only deathstar SD40 remaining on CN's roster, it is in fact the last deathstar SD40 wearing the white frame stripe. With help from a CN SD40u and an SD40-2W, 6251 makes its... (more)

A few miles into the trip from United Taconite back to Proctor, MN the sun makes a quick appearance on BLE 900 before ducking back into the overcast sky.