Blasting around the curve at track speed CN 2004 is about to knock the signal down at Nugget while on the move back to Two Harbors with iron ore loads.
Southbound at Fairbanks, MN with iron ore and 32 more miles to go heading down for Two Harbors, MN.
A few minutes and a few miles into the trip back to Two Harbors with iron ore from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
A cold early morning departure has some steam coming off the new pellets as they descend down the hill from the Minntac taconite plant.
Blue hour arrival at Biwabik to wait for a northbound before heading off into the darkness towards Two Harbors and home.
Clear. Cold. Northwest wind. Snow on the ground. Everything is in order as CN 2028 leads ore loads south through the yard here at Biwabik while also passing by a few centerbeams that are being sto... (more)
What started out as CN 2020 leading iron ore loads south will end up being CN 2028 leading iron ore loads south into Two Harbors after the crew swaps leaders due to a mechanical issue. Ultimately ... (more)
Cutting through the fog and snowless landscape as they travel down to Two Harbors, MN with Minntac made marbles.
As darkness and snow continues to fall upon the landscape, the crew is back onboard after giving the roll-by to a northbound empty and CN 2039 is back underway for Two Harbors with 145 carloads of... (more)
A pop of CN red amongst a forest of yellows.
Late afternoon sun hits the nose of this northbound empty taconite train as the long winter shadows hit the ore cars.
Burning diesel on a cold winter morning.
Heading south along the CN Iron Range about to fly over the Ramshaw diamond with steaming taconite pellets bound for Two Harbors.
Humid enough to create that steaming pellets effect on this early morning departure from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant as they travel back to Two Harbors, MN.
Gritty and grimy is the life of a taconite hauler in the CN Two Harbors ore pool.
