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.

A T-Bird mine shuttle is about to slip under the Highway 37 overpass as they cruise along going between the mine and the processing plant.

The sun is setting, and the leaves are changing as CN 3308 leads taconite bearing rock down the Missabe sub slowing for the upcoming turn into the plant.

After going to Hinsdale to retrieve a cut of stored grain cars, the dayshift T-Bird crew is in the process of shoving all 10k feet of them into and out the other end of Keenan yard. Once tied dow... (more)

Southbound taconite bearing rock meets northbound freight at Iron Jct. along the double track section of the CN Missabe Sub.

After waiting for a northbound empty ore train to pass, CN 3319 is on the move back to the coarse crusher loadout at Untied Taconite to reload rock to take down to the plant.

A northbound freight is stopped waiting for favorable signals while a southbound mine shuttle heads for the plant.