Coming off the Iron Range Sub and onto the Missabe Sub as the trek to Minntac continues.

Frosty morning as CN 3322 comes across the Iron Range Sub on the way up to Minntac to load iron ore marbles.

Another taconite train heads north crossing over the Ramshaw diamond on the way to load.

Mud and stick season is evident as a trio of Dash 8's make their way north at the Ramshaw diamond continuing up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant for loading.

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.

Empties heading north at track speed along the CN Iron Range Sub on a cold winter day.

Rolling along the Minntac sub rounding the curve dipping under the Highway 169 overpass and beginning the climb up and into the Minntac mine and plant property to load iron ore.

Heading up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

Rolling through the yard at Biwabik, MN doing track speed.

A little sucker hole illuminates U788 north as they cross over the Ramshaw diamond.

After a meet with iron ore loads at Biwabik, CN 3329 gets back under way north to load their own train at the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant.

A break in the clouds and the sun shines on U788 northbound at Sparta, MN.

An empty ore train rolls along under some evening light that's hampered by some Canadian wildfire smoke.

A northbound empty iron ore train steps onto the Minntac Sub at Wolf coming off the Missabe sub and the Iron Range sub previously before loading at the Minntac west loadout pocket then retracing t... (more)

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