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.

Coming through blue hour on a winter day.

Heading north on the CN Missabe Sub to load iron ore pellets on Christmas Eve.

Quietly gliding along the CN Iron Range Sub these rebuilt GE's and new ore cars are much stealthier than the SD40's and the cars they used to pull through here but it's the red CN nose that makes ... (more)

Breaking trail and taking the siding at Biwabik for a meet with taconite loads already waiting on the main.

Ripping around the curve to make the climb onto and into the U.S. Steel Minntac property to load iron ore pellets.

Heading up the Missabe Sub for the Minntac Sub to load iron ore pellets at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

CN 3308 climbs the grade into the Minntac mine property with about 4 more miles and a half hour to go before they are positioned under the west loadout pocket to begin loading iron ore pellets.

A white winter wonderland landscape while the new rebuilds and the new ore cars are getting that used look to them already hauling taconite pellets from the mines down to the ore dock at Two Harbo... (more)

Early morning fog as the sun comes up and a train is on the move scheduled to load at U.S. Minntac's west pocket.

Coming off the Iron Range Sub and taking the big hook to the north and onto the Missabe Sub at Iron Jct. MN

Heading up to Minntac to load taconite pellets on a warm and bug filled evening.