Loads of crude ore making the 47-mile trip from the mine to plant approaching mp 28 on the Northshore Mining mainline.

Bringing the 1100 loads down from the mine at Babbitt, MN heading to the plant along the shore of Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN an almost 48-mile run.

Crude ore loads make their way to Silver Bay, MN along the Cleveland-Cliffs Northshore Mining Railroad.

Crude ore loads from the mine near Babbitt, MN make their way down Northshore Mining's mainline track headed for the plant at Silver Bay, MN on the shores of Lake Superior.

Fall colors are abundant as a 156 car raw ore train heads to Silver Bay for processing.

Empties cut through the beautiful north woods of Minnesota as they travel from the plant at Silver Bay, MN to the mine located at Babbitt, MN to reload.

Just out of the yard from the plant at Silver Bay, MN along the shore of Lake Superior, NSM 675 begins the trip back inland to the mine at Babbitt, MN to reload.

A loaded raw ore train approaches the highway overpass near Toimi, MN on a hazy summer morning. The North Shore Mining operation is always a treat to see in the beautiful north woods of Minnesota.... (more)

North Shore Mining's 0500 loaded train heads south from the mines near Babbitt to the taconite plant and dock on Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN, seen at the well-known "pond" near the township of... (more)

Nearing noon hour, the 11am loads make their way towards Lake Superior.

Fresh snow covers the landscape and sticks to the trees of the Superior National Forest as NSM 675 passes through with taconite rock loads from the mine heading to the plant on a cold clear day.

The 5am loads were delayed ~ 3 hours as they pass through a small rock cut a few miles out of Babbitt.

Roaring west at track speed are three SD70ACes and ore cars in tow going back to the mine.

The blue and white of Northshore Mining really stands out amongst the greens and yellows of fall in Minnesota.

From the Land of Sky Blue Waters comes Northshore Mining's 1100 loads from the mine heading to the plant, a ballpark 47-mile trip through the woods of NE Minnesota.