Coming off the CN Missabe Sub at Iron Jct., CN 2025 turns east for the southbound trip down the yard at Two Harbors with taconite pellets.

Probably the last fall season these three Dash 8s will see as the purge of the former ex UP/CNW from CN's roster has begun. Here's a trio of them departing Minntac with taconite pellets bound for... (more)

Under threatening skies, CN 2025 cuts between hills of fall color as they roll towards home at Two Harbors, MN.

Late afternoon sun hits the nose of this northbound empty taconite train as the long winter shadows hit the ore cars.

Canadian National empty iron ore train U712 heads north through Alborn, Minnesota as it makes its way to Minntac for loading. A C40-8, SD40-2, and SD40-2W power the train as it rolls past an old I... (more)

Heading back to Proctor after delivering limestone to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant overnight.

Going back to Proctor yard with limestone empties.

A black and white landscape with some CN red passing through hauling steaming pellets down from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant bound for Two Harbors.

Two Harbors destined taconite pellets gather speed after clearing the diamond at Ramshaw.

U791's train heads south on the Iron Range Sub at Ramshaw.

U789's train is about to pound across the Rainy Sub at the Ramshaw diamond.

CN 2025 leads a ore train South through Zim.

With a Dash 8 leading a pair of SD40's, Canadian National U713 rolls south through the bog at Zim, Minnesota as it heads south on the Missabe with a loaded ore train from Minntac bound for Proctor... (more)

CN 2025 leads ore loads South near Zim.

CN C40-8 2025 leads ore loads South through Wolf.