As the rolling fog from the still warm iron ore pellets moves along with U789, Mother Nature is starting to provide her own fog on this somewhat warm afternoon as the train rumbles through Fairban... (more)

Passing through the yard at Biwabik, MN as the trip towards Two Harbors, MN continues on with steaming iron ore pellets in tow.

A rolling fog bank follows as U789 cuts between two old mine dumps as they glide south down the CN Iron Range for CN's Two Harbors yard.

A U788 comes north from CN's Two Harbors terminal across the Iron Range Sub on a nice afternoon during Minnesota's firearms deer season.

Iron ore moving along and heading for the CN yard at Two Harbors, MN.

A U791 from the east loadout pocket at U.S. Steel Minntac glides through the yard at Biwabik, MN.

After loading iron ore, U789 rolls back south going through the S-curve swinging around the corner off the old DM&N grade and onto the former grade of the D&IR at N. Biwabik about five minutes aft... (more)

A little sun catches the nose of this southbound iron ore train with some steam wafting off the warm pellets and fall color showing as they glide along the Iron Range sub.

Iron ore loads southbound at Allen Jct. heading to Two Harbors, MN and CN's dock.

Wildfire smoke from Canada casts it's haze on NE Minnesota as CN 3316 rumbles over the steel bridge spanning the St. Louis River as they travel to United Taconite.

Southbound loads on the main meeting northbound empties on the siding while a vacuum truck waits for everyone to clear before going back out to suck up spilled pellets.

A bluebird weather day on this Monday morning as Minntac marbles glide along behind two AC44C6Ms that are pulling them south on the CN Iron Range Sub aiming for the dock at Two Harbors, MN.

CN 3316 leans around the sweeping curve before the 1.5% climb up to the Minntac property.

Taking the west wye at Iron Jct. heading to Two Harbors, MN from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Swinging around the corner off the old DM&N grade and onto the former grade of the D&IR, U791 hits N. Biwabik on the modern-day CN Iron Range sub heading for Two Harbors at 1700 hrs. on a cold win... (more)