Loading crude ore at United Taconite.

A frost covered afternoon with a train ready to shove back under the coarse crusher to load crude ore at United Taconite's Thunderbird mine.

The engineer has the window open to enjoy more of the nice fall afternoon as he brings the train down the CN Missabe Sub with crude ore for the United Taconite plant.

As the other T-Bird waits in the distance, the engineer starts ramping up speed as they pull away from Largo with crude ore from United Taconite.

Bringing loads into the United Taconite plant from the mine, CN 3303 makes the turn off the CN Missabe Sub, calling mine personal to say they are crossing Highway 7 and are arriving shortly.

A little frost on the landscape as CN 3338 glides south on the Missabe Sub with rock from the mine to the United Taconite plant.

Slowing down to make the left turn off the CN Missabe Sub and enter the yard at United Taconite.

A T-Bird makes its way down the Missabe Sub and will turn into the United Taconite plant while R901 holds for them to clear and will then proceed into the plant yard to do their work.

Turning off the Missabe Sub at Fairlane and heading into the United Taconite plant.

Loads of iron ore bearing rock make their way south on the Missabe Sub passing by the former DMIR buildings at Iron Jct. while an empty ore train can be seen traveling north coming of the CN Iron ... (more)

At the end of the daylight but the start of their shift, U730 departs Fairlane for Largo to reload.

A couple big GEs with 91 cars roll down the Missabe Sub at Fairlane and are about to take the turn into the United Taconite plant with these loads.

Slowing to take the left turn into the United Taconite plant property with crude ore.

With signals to head south, CN 3306 pulls out of Largo with 94 cars of crude ore crossing over the Shelton Jct. diamond on the Missabe Sub while the other T-Bird waits for them to clear before pul... (more)

At the time, there was a little fall color starting to appear as this T-Bird makes its way past a few trees showing off. It's full-blown stick season now.