A rare call to action on the Ely branch/Hinsdale sub at Hoyt Lakes, MN finds R901 pulling a couple sand hoppers out of storage from the Cliffs Erie property (formerly LTV) and bringing them back t... (more)
The fingers of fall shadows reach out for R901 while coming off the Minntac sub at Wolf as they are heading back to Keenan yard with 12 cars after servicing the Minntac commercial yard.
Heading back to Keenan yard with 12 cars after servicing the Minntac commercial yard.
Moving a cut of grain cars around Keenan yard. This power would be the outbound when the train leaves for Canada with 10k feet of matched CN hoppers for the fall grain rush.
A pair of GTW locos make their way along to do some switching at a local blasting company's yard.
As the temperatures drops and fall is on the way into NE Minnesota, maybe this refurbished Jordan spreader will see action this winter as well.
The Keenan Local job is pulling a ballast undercutting and cleaning machine down the Minntac sub and heading back to their namesake yard after pulling it from a storage track.
Bringing a cut of sand hoppers out of storage and re-entering the CN Iron Range sub at Nugget for the trip back to Keenan yard.
The Keenan Switch crew is pulling 50 ore cars up the grade to the idled Minorca mine to spot them for loading from the pellet pile on the plant site.
The Keenan Switch crew is pulling 50 ore cars from the yard and going up to the idled Minorca mine to spot them for loading from the pellet pile on the plant site.
The R901 job is tasked with spotting cars on a section of track that is still vintage Missabe complete with DM&IR date nails from the 40's, 50, and 60's evident in the ties along with jointed rail... (more)
Leaving Keenan yard on the way to spot hoppers at Gross-Nelson to be loaded with crushed rock.
Returning back to Keenan yard with 6 DME hoppers after switching the commercial yard at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
The Keenan switch crew heads back to their namesake yard with one b.o. ore car that was set out previously.
On this Star Wars Day, a flashback to February when a Deathstar was leading two other IC units pushing a Jordan plow along the CN Iron Range Sub.
